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Fruit Pastry

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Calories: 218
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 210 g plain flour
  • 200 g castor sugar + 2 Tbsp for fruits
  • 100 g butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 50 g sour cream
  • 1 Tsp baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon lemon or orange peel
  • Fruits of your choice apricots, peaches, pears, cherries, plums, orange, pineapple, or any other fruit that is not too juicy

Method
 

  1. In a strainer place the prepared fruits (pit removed and cut into smaller pieces) and sprinkle them with 2 tbsp sugar.
  2. Preheat oven to 180 C.
  3. Cream butter, sour cream and sugar together
  4. Add eggs one at a time.
  5. Add vanilla and lemon/orange peel.
  6. Fold in sifted flour and baking powder till well mixed.
  7. Mix in fruits bits and pour batter into prepared greased tin.8. Level the batter and add in cut fruits, do not press down the fruits down.
  8. Bake for 50-60 mins
  9. Leave to cool on cooling rack.
  10. Sprinkle with icing sugar if desired.