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Macadamia and fruit mince Christmas tarts

These tarts make a great Christmas gift!
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Servings 12
Course Snack
Preference Vegetarian
Perfect for Celebrations
Skill level Confident

Ingredients
  

Fruit mince

  • 3 small green apples peeled, cored, cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup raisins or sultanas
  • 1/4 cup cranberries
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground mixed spice
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tbsp orange zest
  • juice of 1 orange
  • 1/2 cup apple juice unsweetened
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp brandy or rum
  • 2 tbsp raw macadamias coarsely chopped, roasted

Pastry

  • 2/3 cup macadamias
  • 125 g unsalted butter cold
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp water iced
  • 12 extra raw macadamia halved

Instructions
 

Fruit mince

  • For the fruit mince, combine all ingredients in a saucepan, except for the brandy or rum and the macadamias. Bring to the boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft and the mixture is thick. Stir in the brandy or rum and macadamias and allow to cool completely. Set aside.

Pastry

  • For the pastry, place macadamias, butter, sugar, flour and cinnamon in a food processor and process until the mixture forms coarse crumbs. Add iced water and pulse until it forms a ball. Remove dough from the food processor and gently shape into a flat disc. Wrap in baking paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease and line the base of 12 muffin cup moulds with circles of baking paper. Working in 2 batches, roll out half the pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper until 2mm thick. Gently place in the freezer for 5 minutes to cool. This will make the pastry easier to cut. Remove from freezer.
  • Using an 8cm round pastry cutter or upside-down glass, cut 6 circles out of the pastry. Using a small star cutter, cut 6 stars. Gently press each pastry circle into muffin moulds. Repeat with remaining dough. Place in the fridge to rest for 15 minutes.
  • Fill each pastry lined muffin mould with 1 tablespoon of fruit mince and place a pastry star on top. Place a half macadamia in the middle of each star. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before gently removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 3gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 6mgPotassium: 182mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 289IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 2mg

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