You’ll Need
100g softened butter
130g plain flour
100g light brown sugar
50g ground almonds
40g caster sugar
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 egg
5 tbsp cherry jam
1/2 tsp almond extract
30g flaked almonds
To Finish
Light icing drizzle
Glacé cherries
Optional But Dangerous
Vanilla ice cream
Warm cherry sauce
Method
Preheat the air fryer to 160°C and grease a 16cm round tin.
Beat the butter and sugars, then beat in the egg and almond extract.
Fold in the flour, ground almonds and bicarbonate of soda.
Press two-thirds of the dough into the base and slightly up the sides of the tin.
Spread the cherry jam inside, leaving a clear border.
Flatten pieces of the remaining dough over the jam and scatter with flaked almonds.
Air fry at 160°C for 15-18 minutes until golden at the edge and soft in the centre.
Rest for 15 minutes before finishing and slicing.