Name: Apple and almond tarts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 400 gram can apple slices, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 cup plain flour; 1/4 cup caster sugar; 80 gram butter, finely chopped; 1/3 cup flaked almonds; Sweet shortcrust pastry; 1 3/4 cup plain flour; 1/4 cup caster sugar; 125 gram butter, chopped; 1 egg

Apple and almond tarts

These mini apple and almond tarts are absolutely divine - the combination of warm stewed fruit with a buttery pastry will have you going for seconds!

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Makes 24 Item

Prep

10M

Cook

25M

Total

35M

Ingredients

400 gram can apple slices, chopped

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 cup self-raising flour

1/4 cup plain flour

1/4 cup caster sugar

80 gram butter, finely chopped

1/3 cup flaked almonds

Sweet shortcrust pastry

1 3/4 cup plain flour

1/4 cup caster sugar

125 gram butter, chopped

1 egg

Method

Apple and almond tarts

1.Prepare sweet shortcut pastry (see below).

2.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease 2 x 12hole patty pan trays. Roll pastry between sheets of baking paper until 8mm thick. Using a 6.5cm round pastry cutter, cut 24 rounds from pastry. Press rounds into prepared holes. Chill for 15 minutes.

3.Combine apple and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Combine flours and sugar in a medium bowl. Rub in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in almonds.

4.Spoon apple mixture into pastry cases; top with crumble mixture. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until golden. Stand in tray for 10 minutes. Transfer tarts to a wire rack to cool.

Sweet shortcrust pastry

5.Process flour and sugar until combined. Add butter and process until just combined. Add egg; process until dough clings together.

6.Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth. Shape into a disc. Wrap in plastic food wrap; chill tor 30 minutes.

You can replace apple with stewed pears or rhubarb. If pastry is a little dry, add 2-3 teaspoons water while processing.
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Ingredients

Method

Apple and almond tarts

Sweet shortcrust pastry

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