All the recipes I'm finding are for pies where you put the layer of thinly rolled almond paste on the pie shell, add the filling and then bake. I'm wanting to blind bake my pie shell, lay down the almond paste, add pastry cream and top with fresh strawberries. Would this be a problem?
Baking – put a layer of almond paste in the tart that will not be baked
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Best Answer
Almond paste is a finished product. It can be eaten without cooking.
In fact, one of my favorite tart recipes is Julia Child's "Pear and Almond Tart" from her Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The four parts of the tart (crust, almond filling, poached pears and currant glaze) are cooked separately and it is assembled without being baked afterwards. It uses a "frangipane" that cooks the eggs rather than leaving them raw as many almond pastes do. I don't have a copy of the book to confirm but this looks like the correct version of the recipe.
If you're making the almond paste on your own, you might consider substituting this one for it. It's really amazing and was hard to stop eating.