Local recipes from the National Parks
Recipe for border tart
Northumberland National Park
Ingredients:
- Pastry (Short Crust)
Filling:
- 2oz butter
- 2ozcaster sugar
- 2oz currants
- 1 egg
- 1oz ground almonds
- 1 tbsp of marmalade
- a few drops of almond essence
Icing:
- 3oz icing sugar
- 2tbsp lemon juice
How to make it:
Mix all the filling ingredients together. Line a plate with pastry, cover with the filling and cook in a moderately hot oven for 15 mins, then reduce heat for 15 mins. Take out of the oven and mix up the icing. Ice the top of cake whilst warm.
Perfect after a long walk along Hadrian's Wall!
