Maids of honour - recipe

Maids of honour

  • Prepare

  • Serves
    12

  • Cook

  • Skill
    Medium

4.6

Ingredients

For the filling

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  1. 1

    For the rough puff pastry, sift the flour onto a clean work surface and make a well in the middle. Put the butter and salt in the well and work them into the flour using your fingertips. The texture should be slightly breadcrumby, but you should still be able to see small pieces of butter – be careful not to overwork it.

    For this step you'll need:

    • 125g Strong white bread flour
    • 125g Butter (unsalted)
    • ¼tsp Salt
  2. 2

    Make a well in the middle again, add the cold water, then mix until it comes together as a dough, adding a little more water if needed.

    For this step you'll need:

    • 60ml Water ice cold
  3. 3

    Roll out the pastry into a 10cm x 24cm rectangle. Fold one third of the dough into the centre, followed by the other third, as though folding a letter to fit an envelope.

  4. 4

    Give it a quarter turn. Roll out the pastry to the same dimensions again and fold into three again. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 minutes.

  5. 5

    Preheat the oven 200°C (fan 180°C, gas mark 6). Roll the pastry out a little more to a 30cm x 35cm rectangle.

  6. 6

    Use an 8cm plain cutter and stamp out (don’t twist the cutter) 12 rounds and use to line a shallow 12 hole bun tin.

  7. 7

    Beat together the curd cheese, sugar, bean paste and almonds then beat in the eggs.

    For this step you'll need:

    • 50g Unrefined golden caster sugar
    • ½tsp Vanilla bean paste
    • 25g Almonds (ground)
    • 1 Egg(s) (free range) medium, beaten
    • 1 Egg yolk(s) (free range) beaten
  8. 8

    Pour into a jug and divide the mixture between the pastry cases and bake for 25 minutes, turning after 20 minutes until puffed and golden brown.

  9. 9

    Cool on a wire rack, they will sink a little. Dust with icing sugar and serve.

    For this step you'll need:

    • Unrefined golden icing sugar to dust

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