Pies and Tarts Dessert Recipes - Spiced Syrup and Apple Tart Recipe

Ingredients

• For the pastry (paste):

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup hard block margarine, diced

• 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 1 egg, beaten

• Cold water, to mix

For the Filling

• 3 large cooking (tart) apples, finely chopped

• 100 g/4 oz/2/3 cup sultanas (golden raisins)

• 175 g/6 oz/3 cups fresh breadcrumbs

• 1.5 ml/1/4 tsp mixed (apple-pie) spice

• 1.5 ml/1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

• 90 ml/6 tbsp golden (light corn) syrup

• Finely grated rind and juice of 1 lime

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Method:

1. To make the pastry, put the flour in a bowl. Add the margarine and rub in with the fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.

2. Stir in the sugar. Add the egg and enough water to form a soft but not sticky dough. Knead gently on a lightly floured surface, then wrap in c1ingfilm (plastic wrap) and chill for 30 minutes.

3. Roll out and use to line a 20 cm/8 in square shallow baking tin (pan). Trim the edges and reserve the trimmings.

4. To make the filling, mix together all the ingredients and spoon into the pastry case (pie shell). Roll out the pastry trimmings and cut into thin strips. Use to make a lattice pattern on top of the tart.

5. Brush with a little water, then bake in a preheated oven at 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5 for about 30 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown. Serve warm or cold.