Tarte aux figues

Serves : 6 people

Preparation : 20 minutes

Cooking : 40 minutes

Wait : 30 minutes

Ingredients

For the shortcrust pastry
8.8 oz of flour
4.4 oz of butter
1.8 oz of powdered sugar
1 egg
1 ¾ oz of water cold, about the size of an eggshell
1 pinch of salt end

For the filling
17.6 oz of figs pretty ripe
4.2 oz of whole almonds
3.2 oz of granulated sugar
1.4 oz of butter

Instructions

Make a shortcrust pastry. Preheat the oven to 220°C.

Meanwhile, carefully wipe the figs clean, then remove the stems and cut them in half or quarters, depending on their size.
Butter a pie dish (do not flour it if using shortcrust pastry).

Roll out the dough with a rolling pin and line the pan. Mix the sugar and almonds.

Sprinkle 2/3 of the mixture over the bottom of the tart shell. Arrange the fig pieces on top.

Add the butter to the sugar-almond mixture and stir until you have a smooth paste.
Spread this mixture over the figs.

Bake for 35–40 minutes at 220°C.