Summer Fruit Slice

Cook 25 min

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

  1. 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.
  2. Use a pastry rectangle of 30cms x 24cms. Prick lightly and brush with egg.
  3. Bake in oven at mark 7-8 for 20-25 minutes until crispy.
  4. 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).
  5. 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.