Caramelized Almond Squares

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. 2
   Put the tapioca flour, rice flour, and sugar into a bowl, rub in the butter, add the vanilla extract and bind with the egg yolk.
3. 3
   Press into the prepared pan, prick with a fork and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden.
4. 4
   Remove from the oven and allow the pastry base to cool for a few minutes.
5. 5
   Put all the ingredients for the topping except the cream, into a saucepan and cook over a low heat until the mixture is a pale straw color.
6. 6
   Stir in the cream and cook for a few more seconds.
7. 7
   Spread the mixture over the cooked base and return it to the oven until the topping is a deep golden color anything from 8 to 20 minutes, depending on the length of time the original ingredients were cooked.
8. 8
   Leave the biscuits to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before cutting into 2in squares.
9. 9
   Remove from the tin and cool fully on a wire rack.