Name: Christmas fruit tart
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 sheets (or 500g) sweet shortcrust pastry; 1 1/2 cup fruit mince (recipe below); egg for egg wash; icing sugar to dust; Fruit mince; zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange (if they are small, use 2 of each) and juice of both; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 large granny smith apples, peeled and grated; 1 teaspoon each cinnamon, mixed spice, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt; 2 cup mixed dried fruit; 1 cup each sultanas and raisins; 1/2 cup currants; 1/4 cup brandy

Christmas fruit tart

This is an alternative to the little Christmas mince pies many people make at Christmas time. It takes a fraction of the time to make, and a slice for dessert is just perfect!

Makes 2

Prep

20M

Cook

35M

Marinate

30M

Total

55M

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Ingredients

2 sheets (or 500g) sweet shortcrust pastry

1 1/2 cup fruit mince (recipe below)

egg for egg wash

icing sugar to dust

Fruit mince

zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange (if they are small, use 2 of each) and juice of both

1 cup brown sugar

2 large granny smith apples, peeled and grated

1 teaspoon each cinnamon, mixed spice, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt

2 cup mixed dried fruit

1 cup each sultanas and raisins

1/2 cup currants

1/4 cup brandy

Method

1.Set oven to 180°C bake (not fan) and place an oven tray in to heat. Line two 15cm, or similar, tins with baking paper.

2.Roll the pastry out to fit your tins and gently press the pastry into the tins, creating sides that are 1-2cm thick. Prick all over with a fork and chill for 30 minutes. Save any leftover pastry trimmings, re-roll and use pastry cutters to make into Christmas shapes, such as stars, hearts and Christmas trees.

3.Evenly spread about ½-¾ cup of fruit mince over the chilled pastry. Decorate with pastry shapes and brush these with egg wash. Place on the preheated oven tray and bake for about 30-35 minutes, until the pastry rim is quite brown. Leave in the tin until cool and then gently remove.

4.Dust with icing sugar to serve.