Fruity pear mince tarts

Fruity pear mince tarts

4.6 14 ratings

Prep. 2 h

Total 2 h 30 min

18 pieces

Ingredients

Almond pastry

raw sugar or Rapadura sugar
30 g
blanched almonds
30 g
plain flour
210 g
butter chilled and cut into pieces
130 g
mixed spice
½ tsp
sea salt
1 pinch
egg yolk
1
water or orange juice (approx. ½ orange)
3 - 4 tsp

Marzipan shapes

raw sugar
250 g
blanched almonds
250 g
natural almond extract
¼ tsp
cornflour plus extra for dusting
2 tbsp
egg white
1

Mince filling

butter for greasing
orange zest only, no white pith
1
pears peeled, cores removed and cut into quarters
750 g
caster sugar
250 g
dried cranberries
100 g
currants
130 g
glace ginger cut into pieces
50 g
flaked almonds
60 g
lemon juice (approx. 1 lemon)
40 g
orange juice (approx. ½ orange)
40 g
ground cinnamon
1 tsp
ground cloves
1 tsp
ground nutmeg
1 tsp
ground cardamom
1 tsp
brandy (optional)
2 tbsp
egg lightly beaten, for brushing
1

Brandy cream sauce

raw sugar
70 g
pouring (whipping) cream
200 g
full cream milk
200 g
eggs
3
brandy
40 g
icing sugar for dusting pies

Nutrition per 1 piece

Calories 487 kcal / 2044 kJ

Protein 8 g

Fat 22.5 g

Carbohydrates 61.5 g

Fibre 4.6 g

Saturated Fat 7.7 g

Sodium 88.6 mg

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