Cherry Almond slices

Ingredients

Pastry:

• 8oz s/r flour
• 2oz lard
• 2oz margarine

Topping:

• 2oz margarine
• 2oz sugar
• 2oz ground almonds
• 1 egg
• 2oz flour
• glace cherries

Also:

• Raspberry Jam
• Chopped almonds

Method

• Make pastry in the usual way (rub fat into flour, add a little water and knead into a dough)
• Roll out and line a tray with it
• Spread thinly with jam
• cream together the margerine and sugar
• add the egg, ground almonds, flour, chopped up cherries and mix together
• Spread the mixture onto the pastry base
• Bake at moderate heat 190/375 for 20-25 mins