Richmond Maids of Honour

"These almond flavoured tarts were a speciality at the court of Henry VIII in Richmond Palace, where they were served to his many queens by the maids of honour. Today, Richmond is a posh suburb of London."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
18 tartlets
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F ro 200C and grease some tartlet tins.
  • Roll out the pastry very thinly on a floured surface, and use an 8cm cutter to make rounds to line the tins.
  • Spoon a little jam or jelly into the bottom of each pastry tin.
  • Chill while you make the filling.
  • Sieve the cottage cheese into a bowl and mix in the caster sugar, lemon rind and ground almonds.
  • Beat in the eggs and brandy.
  • Add this to the curd mixture and mix until thoroughly blended.
  • Fill each pastry case two-thirds full with the mixture.
  • Bake for 25 minutes until well risen and puffy.
  • Cool slightly before serving and dust with icing sugar.

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