Ingredients
- 450 gms fruit, larger fruits chopped
- 2 heaped tablespoons caster sugar
- 3 tablespoons water
- puff pastry, rectangle 30cms x 24cms
- egg, beaten, for brushing
- icing sugar
- some double cream, whipped
Method
- Place the fruit (chop larger fruits), 2 heaped tablespoons of caster sugar and 3 tablespoons of water all in a pan together. Simmer for a few minutes, then sieve and cool. Mash the fruits.
- Use a pastry rectangle of 30cms x 24cms. Prick lightly and brush with egg.
- Bake in oven at mark 7-8 for 20-25 minutes until crispy.
- Split into 2 equal pieces. Put on a grill tray and sprinkle heavily with icing sugar. Put under a heated grill until caramelised and crisp (about 1 minute).
- Whip up some double cream. When the slices are cooled, spread one slice of pastry with half the cream and cover with the mashed fruits. Then add a second layer of cream and place the second slice on top. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.
Notes
The pastry rectangle dimensions are 30cms x 24cms. The icing sugar topping is caramelised under a heated grill for about 1 minute until caramelised and crisp.