LaVarenne » Cherry Almond Tart

Ingredients

• 450g/1lb cherries
• confectioners’ sugar, for sprinkling
• 85g/3oz/6 tablespoons sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 85g/3oz/6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 185g/6½oz/1½ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 110g/4oz/½ cup butter, softened
• 100g/3½oz/½ cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1 egg and 1 egg yolk, beaten to mix
• 110g/4oz/1 cup ground almonds