Pink Lady Apple and Mincemeat Tarts

Pink Lady Apple and Mincemeat Tarts

Pink Lady Apple and Mincemeat Tarts


A lighter alternative to traditional mice pies, these simple tarts combine melt in the mouth pastry filled with fresh apples and mincemeat to give a really fresh twist to a Christmas classic.


Makes 12
Preparation time: 30 minutes plus chilling
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes


Ingredient's:


1 x 375 g pack ready rolled sweet shortcrust pastry
200g mincemeat
1 Pink Lady Apple, cored and finely diced
25g dried cranberries
icing sugar to dusting


Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan oven/gas mark 6. Unroll the pastry onto a clean board. Using a 7 cm cutter stamp out 12 circles and use to line a bun tin. Put in the fridge for 30 minutes. Reserve the pastry trimmings.

Meanwhile in a bowl mix together the mincemeat, diced apple and dried cranberries. Spoon a little of the apple mincemeat into each pastry case.

Using the pastry trimmings stamp out 12 small star or heart shapes. Put a star or heart on the top of each mincemeat tart. Bake in the oven for 15- 20 minutes until lightly golden and cooked.

Leave to cool for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack and dust with icing sugar. Serve warm or cold.

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