I’ve decided to make something a little more challenging for this week’s #Bakeoftheweek. The past few weeks have been fairly easy and quick but every now and then, I like to get my teeth stuck into a proper project. (And then get my teeth stuck into the Pie! Sorry)
This is a real summery pie – I’ve based it on Lemon Pies that we tend to see in the supermarkets in France when we go over the summer. They tend to be a lot more custardy though, and I definitely wanted more spongey (and well, frangipan-ey). Pretty safe to say that Mr C loved this pie – I’ve never seen a grown man eat so much pie over a couple of days. It had the thumbs up from my Mum too and was a bake that I would be happy to take to a party/BBQ over the summer. I’m so critical of my own bakes, that there’s not often I say that!
I used homemade Lemon Curd (I’ll post the recipe for that over the next couple of days) but good quality shop bought will do as well. Neither the taste of almonds nor lemon were predominant with them being used in all parts of the pie – I loved the texture of the biscuity crust with the chopped almonds too. It may not be the prettiest crust but its definitely one of the tastiest.
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This sounds wonderful, almonds and lemon curd, yum! Pinning for later 🙂 #TastyTuesdays
Thank you! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
yum! it looks amazing! i didn’t know you are running a bake of the week inky. will be linking up 🙂
thank uyou for linking up with #fridayfoodie
You are very welcome, Otilia. We’d love to have you part of the Bake of the Week gang!
i like the idea of a lemon farngipane i would imagine it to be light and refreshing x
It was, Jenny! So light that it got eaten in a flash 😉
Wow thank you for picking my honeycomb cheesecake! I’m actually just off to rustle one up now ready for tomorrow night!
The lemon frangipane pie sounds delightful! My other half is now demanding I make that next! So thank you for the lovely recipe!
Your other half has good taste! And you are welcome – I loved the sound of your honeycomb!
Mmm lemon frangipane sounds amazing, will have to give this a go
Hope you do and that you are pleased with the results x
Wow utterly beautiful, thanks so much for linking up to #tastytuesdays
You are very welcome – and thank you for your comment x
Obviously something wrong with recipe. Too much butter? Shortbread stuck to baking paper. Frangipane mixture also looks much funnier than ones I’ve made before …
Hi Alison – You were super keen to do the recipe and very brave to make pastry in this weather. I would make sure the butter was as cold as possible and only use baking parchment – I always struggle with things sticking to greaseproof paper. As I said at the top of the recipe, perhaps start with slightly less butter and add more if it needs it? This is a recipe I’ve made tons of times and its a go-to recipe. Hope the frangipane worked out once cooked?
I like the sound of your lemon frangipane pie, it looks incredibly tasty. Thanks for the lovely mention in your round up. I’m going to link up again in a minute.
You are welcome, Julie – It was lovely to meet you yesterday – Gutted that I didn’t get to see you later x
I’m actually drooling reading this recipes, I love almonds, will have to try this some time x
Hope it works out for you! Thanks so much for visiting x
Mmmmmm that looks so yummy! Perfect with a dollop of cream! All linked up, I wouldn’t miss a week 🙂 x
Aah you’re a goodun, Kirsty! Fab to have you on board x
I was forgetting to leave a comment! 🙂 I love #Bakeoftheweek!
Aah Lucia, that’s so lovely – I love having you as part of the gang! x
wish I could stand almonds!
Could perhaps try with hazelnuts instead, Becky? How on earth do you cope? I put almonds in nearly everything! x
Your tart sounds so scrumptious – what a brilliant idea to use lemon curd. I’ve just made a batch, so might just have to try this recipe.
Hope you enjoy the end result. I’ll be making another batch of curd tomorrow! x
It’s going on my ever growing list (to match my ever growing hips) of things I really must bookmark and bake! Dee-vine!
Ha and Pah to the ever growing hips – Nice to know I’m also in a good club. My TBB list never gets any smaller either (like my hips!) x
My husband would eat his own body weight in this. Oh my goodness, it looks delicious! I have to admit to REALLY wanting those raspberries though! They are my thing right now!
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Oh, this does sound luscious! I love both lemon tarts and franigpane tarts–what could be better than combining them into one?
Delighted to have be joining #Bakeoftheweek for the first time! I do quite a few monthly blogging challenges, but having one that has to be done in a week is good incentive for me to take the photos and recipe and actually get them up on the blog. Thank you, Helen!
I had a bit of a rubbishy dinner tonight and this looks so yummy I think a bit would cheer me right up! X