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Pasta Flora aka Apricot Jam Tart

My childhood in a dessert
Course Dessert
Servings 8 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract ( you can use vanilla sugar)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 zest of one whole lemon
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 377 g all purpose flour (approx 3 cups and 1tbsp)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup apricot jam, or jam of choice (you can increase or decrease amount)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C
  • Mix the eggs, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest together
  • Add the melted butter and mix well
  • Add your flour and baking powder and mix all until the dough is soft but not sticky
  • Spread half the dough in a rectangular baking tray ( you can use any size you want depending on how thick you want it to be)
  • Make sure the dough is smooth, poke it with a fork and bake it in the oven for 10 mins or until it is golden brown
  • Place the rest of the dough in the freezer so it crumbles easily
  • Remove it from the oven, spread the jam and crumble the rest of the dough on top
  • Bake in the oven for another 15-20 min or until the top has turned into a dark golden brown color
  • Remove, let cool and slice