History Cookbook: Coronation Tarts

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Comments: If you use ready-made pastry this makes these tarts easier and quicker to make.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Serving suggestions: Serve warm with custard


Bakewell and Coronation Tarts were made and eaten at the Coronation of King George V in 1911. Coronation Tarts are very similar to Bakewell Tarts but ground rice replaces ground almonds - possibly because it was a cheaper ingredient.

• 4 oz ground rice
• 4 oz caster sugar
• 2 oz butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp almond essence or flavouring
• 1 packet shortcrust pastry

• Weighing scales
• Teaspoon
• Muffin tin
• Greaseproof paper
• Fork or whisk
• Large cutter
• Large bowl
• Spoon
• Wire rack

Always wash your hands before preparing food.

1. Pre-heat oven to 325F
2. Grease a muffin or bun tin with butter
3. In a large bowl, beat the butter to a cream
4. Gently beat the egg and add to the butter
5. Stir in the ground rice, sugar and almond essence
6. Lightly flour a work surface, and roll out your pastry to about 4 mm thick
7. Use a large cutter to cut out disks of pastry and place into the greased tin
8. Spoon a generous spoonful of jam into each pastry base
9. Then add the ground rice mixture on top of the jam
10. Sprinkle with a a few flaked almonds (optional)
11. Bake in the oven for 35 - 40 minutes
12. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before taking out of the tin, then remove from tin and allow to cool on a wire rack