Method

• 1.
  Preheat the oven to 200°C. Grease a 30cm round baking dish.
• 2.
  Combine apricots, sugar, lemon juice, vanilla and cornflour in a bowl. Set aside.
• 3.
  Place amaretti in a food processor and pulse until roughly crushed.
• 4.
  Place butter and extra sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until pale and fluffy. Fold through flour, almonds and amaretti until just combined.
• 5.
  Transfer apricot mixture to prepared dish and top with amaretti crumb, leaving some apricots exposed. Place dish on a baking tray and bake for 30 minutes or until top is golden and filling is bubbling (cover with foil if top becomes too brown during cooking).
• 6.
  Serve hot with creme fraiche.