These allergy friendly fruit mince tarts are gluten-free, wheat-free, yeast-free, egg-free and nut-free.
Ingredients
Pastry
Fruit mince tarts
Method
Fruit mince tarts
1.To make pastry, process flours, sugar and butter until fine. Add enough of the water to make ingredients come together. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
2.Combine fruit, brandy, the water, brown sugar and spice in small saucepan; stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring, until liquid is absorbed and fruit is plump and tender. Stir in rind; cool. Blend or process cold fruit mixture until mixture forms a paste
3.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease 12-hole (1½-tablespoons/30ml) shallow round-based patty pan
4.Roll pastry between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick; cut 12 x 7cm rounds from pastry. Ease pastry rounds into pan holes, press into base and side; prick bases with fork. Spoon fruit mixture into pastry cases.
5.Cut six 5cm stars; top six tarts with stars. Cut six 6cm rounds from remaining pastry; cut 3cm stars from each round, discard these stars. Place rounds on remaining six tarts. Brush tops with a little extra water. Sprinkle tarts with caster sugar.
6.Bake tarts about 15 minutes. Serve dusted with sifted icing sugar.
Tarts can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Fruit mince mixture will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
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