Gooseberry Tart
Recipe from the book "The First Ukrainian Everyday Cookbook" (1-ша українська загально-практична кухня), 1929, by Olha Franko.


Pan 37×29 cm
Pastry:
- 200 g butter
- 400 g flour
- 125 g sugar
- 1 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tbsp rum
- 10 grated bitter almonds
- zest of one lemon
- Place all ingredients into a food processor. Knead the dough.
- Roll out on a silicone mat, or press into a tart pan, shaping small edges.
- Pre-bake at 180° for 20 minutes.
- Arrange the gooseberries on the pastry and bake for a further 20 minutes.
- Dust the finished plyatsok (flat cake) with sugar.
Gooseberries:
- 2 cups gooseberries
- 100 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Top and tail the gooseberries, place in a small saucepan and cook, stirring, for 3–4 minutes.
- Add the icing sugar and cinnamon.





