Frangipane Tarts

One of Jamie Oliver's 30 Minute Meal ideas that is easy and delicious.

Makes 12 small tarts
or 6 small and 1 large tart

Ingredients
12 small deep shortcrust pastry cases
1 egg
100g ground almonds
100g butter
90g golden caster sugar
1 orange
1 tablespoon vanilla paste or extract
1/2 a 350g jar of good-quality raspberry jam
1 x 250g tub of crème fraîche, to serve


Method
Put the 12 pastry cases on a baking tray.

Make a frangipane mixture by cracking the egg into a mixing bowl and adding 100g of almonds, 100g of butter and 90g of golden caster sugar.

Grate over the zest of ½ an orange and add 1 tablespoon of vanilla paste or extract.

Use a spoon to mix everything together.

Spoon a half small teaspoon of jam into each pastry base. Top with a teaspoon of frangipane, add another small teaspoon of jam, then finally another teaspoon of frangipane.

Put the tray in the oven and bake on the middle shelf at 180C for 18 minutes.

Serve them warm, with a dollop of crème fraîche on the side.