Apple, Raspberry And Almond Bars Recipe

Ingredients:

4 large free range eggs

120g unrefined caster sugar

½ tsp ground cinnamon

Zest of ½ small orange

190g ground almonds

24 frozen raspberries (don't defrost)

1 apple, unpeeled, cored and sliced thinly

1 tsp apricot jam to glaze

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Grease the tray bake tin (if possible, use a 12 x miniature tray bake tin. Otherwise, the cake can be sliced once baked). If you don't have one, use 12 silicone muffin cases.

2. Separate the yolks from the whites of the eggs. Place four yolks into one bowl and, in a separate bowl, the whites of just three of the eggs, reserving the last egg white for the glaze. Using an electric whisk, whisk the three egg whites until they form soft peaks, then set aside.

3. Take the bowl with the egg yolks and add the sugar, cinnamon and orange zest. Whisk until pale and creamy. Then stir in the ground almonds. This will make the mixture quite stiff, don't worry, it's meant to be like that! Using a metal spoon, gently fold in the egg whites, a little at a time, until completely combined.

4. Spoon the mixture into your bar tray. Press one or two frozen raspberries down into each bar and then lay a couple of apple slices on top, pressing the white edge down into the mixture to show off the lovely blush of the apple skin.

5. Cook in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until golden and cooked through. In a small bowl or cup, mix together a teaspoon of jam with a teaspoon of the remaining egg white.

6. Using a pastry brush, carefully paint each bar with this mixture to produce a glossy finish. Leave in the tin until completely cool.

Recipe from Pink Lady Apples.