Knead flour, baking powder, fat, sugar, egg and 1 pinch of salt to a smooth shortcrust pastry. Wrap in foil and put in a cool place for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, for the topping, finely dice the cherries and mix with the chopped almonds. Bring the fat and 6 tablespoons of water to the boil. Add sugar and nut mixture. Roll out the short pastry on a greased and floured baking tray (approx. 39 x 32 cm). Warm up the apricot jam and spread on the pastry.
Then add the nut mixture. Bake in the preheated oven (electric: 175 °C / gas: level 3) for 30 - 40 minutes. Cut into (5 x 5 x 7.5 cm) triangles immediately after baking. Let them cool down. Melt the couverture separately and dip the tips of the triangles into it. Let dry on a cake rack. Results in about 75 pieces
Tip: Push the baking tray in the last or penultimate rail from below