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42 WWW.COELIAC.ORG.UK Ingredients For the gluten free shortcrust pastry • 175g (7oz) gluten free plain flour* • ¹⁄4 tsp xanthan gum • 50g (2oz) caster sugar • 75g (3oz) unsalted butter • 1 egg For the gluten free crumble topping • 25g (1oz) gluten free plain flour* • 10g (¹⁄2oz) butter • 10g (¹⁄2oz) caster sugar For the blueberry and almond filling • 100g (4oz) blueberries • 125g (5oz) butter • 125g (5oz) caster sugar • 125g (5oz) ground almonds • 1 egg, beaten INSPIRING YOUR GLUTEN FREE KITCHEN Method 1 Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6 2 To make the pastry, measure and sieve the flour, xanthan gum, and sugar into a bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg and mix to form a soft dough 3 Roll out the dough between two sheets of cling film on a cold surface and then line a flan tin with it. Trim the edges so it is tidy 4 Mix the crumble topping by rubbing together the flour, butter, and sugar so it forms a crumb. Put this to one side 5 For the filing, cover the base of the flan generously with blueberries 6 Mix the butter until it is soft, and then stir in the sugar, ground almonds and egg. Then place into the flan tin and top with the crumble topping 7 Bake for about 35 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. It’s not always easy to stick to a strict gluten free diet, so from day one Coeliac UK has provided members with recipes and ideas to help inspire great gluten free cooking. Now, as we approach the end of our 50th anniversary year and add the 1,000th recipe to our online service, we’re also launching new videos to help take your gluten free culinary skills to the next level SHOWSTOPPING GLUTEN FREE BLUEBERRY AND ALMOND TART Preparation time 15 minutes Cooking time 35 minutes Portions 8 RECIPES Our amazing gluten free blueberry and almond tart is just one of the recipes in our new video series. We’ll be launching more videos soon, but in the meantime we want to hear how you get on! So don’t forget to upload your own photos and videos to our Home of gluten free recipes at www.coeliac.org.uk/recipes or tag us on Instagram @coeliacuk , Twitter @coeliac_uk or Facebook @coeliacuk .