Oysters

Name: Oysters
Ingredients: 6 ounces shortcrust pastry; 2 12 ounces margarine; 2 12 ounces caster sugar; 3 ounces ground almonds; 1 egg (beaten); 1 teaspoon almond extract; 12 tablespoons strawberry jam; 4 ounces butter (room temperature); 4 ounces icing sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

10 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

6 ounces shortcrust pastry
2 12 ounces margarine
2 12 ounces caster sugar
3 ounces ground almonds
1 egg (beaten)
1 teaspoon almond extract
12 tablespoons strawberry jam
4 ounces butter (room temperature)
4 ounces icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Roll out the pastry and use this to line greased patty tins.
2

Cream the margarine with the sugar.Stir in the ground almonds,beaten egg and almond extract/essence.Place a spoonful of this mixture into each lined patty tin and bake for 20 minutes at 375deg F.Cool on a wire rack.
3

Once cold, carefully scoop out the almond filling.
4

Fill the cases with jam and butter cream and replace the almond filling.Dust with icing sugar.
5

BUTTER CREAM:.
6

Beat the butter with the icing sugar and stir in the vanilla extract/essence.