Apple Almond Squares recipe

So you might be wondering by now if you’re not following me on Instagram *cough* link here *cough* what the hell is going on with all these apple recipes?! I find I’m a lot more creative when I have some sort of limitation on my ingredients, equipment etc. So in a bid to push myself a little out of my comfort zone I decided to do 5 apple recipes in a row, It has been challenging but a lot of fun! This is number 4 in the series, apple almond squares!

This recipe starts off with a block of sweet pastry (either my recipe here or a shop bought one). I totally cheated in this apple almond square recipe and bought in some shortcrust pastry, I’m a big fan of the Just Rol brand when in a pinch. Then, the frangipane is made by beating together the sugar, butter and ground almonds. Next, eggs, almond essence and flour is mixed in in additions.

This frangipane is then spread over the raw sweet pastry dough and topped with sliced apples. Close over the pastry on the edges, egg wash, sprinkle with flaked almond and bake. Wait until cool – if you can!- to cut. These keep wonderfully in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

Apple Almond Squares

A crisp sweet pastry base covered in a layer of almond frangipane and sliced apples.

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Prep Time 30 mins

Course Baked goods, Baking, Dessert

Cuisine Baking, Dessert, French, Italian

Ingredients

  

• 1 block sweet pastry, recipe here (https://pinkhairedpastrychef.com/sweetpastry/) or shop bought
• 100 grams butter room temperature
• 100 grams caster sugar
• 100 grams ground almonds
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 tsp almond essence
• 12 grams flour
• 3 red apples (Braeburn or Pink Lady are ideal)
• 20 grams flaked almonds

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 170c° or 160°c for fan assisted.
• Roll out the block of pastry into a large rectangle with a thickness of around 2-5mm. to fit a 31cm x 21cm baking tray (12 x 8 inches).
• To make the almond frangipane filling, beat together the butter, sugar and ground almonds until light and the sugar has dissolved.
• Add in eggs one by one and beat well again.
• Add in the flour and almond essences and mix again until no lumps remain.
• Spread this almond frangipane directly on to the raw pastry, leaving a 5cm (2inch) gap around the edges.
• Slice your apples thinly and fan out on top of the frangipane. I portioned mine off so easier cutting but you can absolutely cover all of it in apples.
• Fold over the edges of the pastry in on itself and egg wash the edges.
• Scatter flaked almonds on top of the pastry and over the middle.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes, checking after 15 minutes to rotate. Allow to cool for easier slicing.

Keyword Almond recipe, Apple recipe, Dessert, Frangipane, Pastry, Sweet pastry