These traditional mincemeat tarts are have just five ingredients, are surprisingly easy to make and are so much better than store bought!
Prep Time30mins
Cook Time15mins
Total Time45mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: christmas tarts, fruit tart, mince tarts
Equipment
mini or regular sized muffin tins
Round and star cookie cutters
Ingredients
1jar (14oz/ 410gms )pre-made fruit mince
1cup (150gms)plain flour or all purpose flour
1cup (135 gms)wholemeal flour
1 stick plus one tablespoon (125gms)unsalted butter
¼cup (60gms)icing sugar or powdered sugar
approx. 4tablespoonscold water
extrabutter for greasing muffin tins
extraicing sugar or powdered sugar to decorate
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 355°F (180°C). Grease the mini muffin tins
Sift the flour and sugar together. Add the butter and rub to form a bread crumb consistency.
Add the water and mix until a dough forms. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and lightly kneed until dough becomes smooth.
Roll the pastry out until its about ½ cm thick, Cut out circle cookie cutter shapes for the bases and start shapes for the lids. The base should fit nicely in the greased muffin tin to form a shallow dish.
Add about a teaspoon of mincemeat into each tart and put a star on top for the lid. Do not over fill or they will bubble over and become sticky.
Bake in the oven until golden brown, about ten to fifteen minutes.
Once done remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Dust with icing sugar if desired or gobble them up as they are.
Notes
This recipe was made in a fan forced oven at sea level. All oven can vary, so adjust them temperature and baking time as needed for your oven and location.