Ingredients
Pastry:
- 125g Softened butter
- 100g Castor sugar
- 1ea. Egg
- 240g Flour
- 1tsp. Baking powder Pinch Salt
Filling:
- 160g Light Brown Sugar
- 140g Melted Butter
- 3ea. Egg
- 12g Flour
- 15ml Milk
- 250g Almonds (Halved)
- 150g Pitted Dates
- 1tsp. Mixed Spice
Preparation method
Pastry:
- Cream butter and sugar
- Beat in egg
- Add sifted dry ingredients to form dough
- Knead lightly
- Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes
- Then roll out and line a 23cm flan tin
- Place back in the fridge
Filling:
- Preheat oven 200C
- Beat eggs well
- Beat in sugar and butter
- Mix in balance of the ingredients
- Pour into unbaked prepared pastry
- Bake for 10 minutes at 200C
- Reduce heat to 180C and bake for 20 to 30 minutes