Yummies: Carole's Festive Tarts
These are very easy to make just as you would a mince pie, but instead of a lid you add a crumble like topping, which is lovely. Thanks Carole.
The IngredientsPASTRY
75 grams plain flour 15 grams caster sugar 50 grams butter/margarine 1 egg yolk if necessary.
FILLING
2 tablespoons mincemeat
65 grams caster sugar
50 grams ground almonds
40 grams melted butter
50 grams stale cake crumbs (I use trifle sponges crumbed)
1 egg white
2 teaspoons rum or 1/2teaspoon of essence
TOPPING
15 grams flaked almonds
Make pastry and line 10/12 patty tins
Half fill with mincemeat
Mix together all the ingredients for the filling and pipe over the mincemeat. Sprinkle with the flaked almonds
Bake in moderate oven Reg 5 190c 375f for 20 minutes until mixture is set and pastry crisp.
Serve hot or cold. Sprinkle with icing sugar.
This can be made in a 7" flan tin instead.
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