Name: Spiced apple and fruit mince tarts
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 sheet shortcrust pastry; 1/2 cup (150g) fruit mince; 1 apple (150g), peeled, cored, sliced thinly; 1 egg, beaten lightly; 2 teaspoon white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice

Ingredients

1 sheet shortcrust pastry

1/2 cup (150g) fruit mince

1 apple (150g), peeled, cored, sliced thinly

1 egg, beaten lightly

2 teaspoon white sugar

1/2 teaspoon mixed spice

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F. Line oven tray with baking paper.

2.Cut pastry sheet into quarters. Fold 1cm border around each pastry square; press firmly. Place pastry on oven tray.

3.Spread fruit mince in centre of each square; top with apple slices. Brush apples with egg; sprinkle with combined sugar and spice.

4.Bake tarts about 20 minutes.

Fruit mince is a mixture of dried fruits such as raisins, sultanas and candied peel, nuts, spices, apple, brandy or rum. It is used as a filling for cakes, puddings and fruit mince pies.
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