My Special Tarts
From pink 16 years ago
- 12 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Mincemeat has this stigma of being *yucky*, but it really is good and doesn't have to be just for the Holidays. Make it as a dessert for after a fine meal, you'll see!
Ingredients
- Pastry for a single crust 9" pie shopping list
- 1 pkg (3 oz) cream cheese shopping list
- 1 T sugar shopping list
- 1 T brandy or apple juice shopping list
- 1/2 tsp grated orange peel shopping list
- 1 1/2 c mincemeat shopping list
- 1/3 c chopped nuts (pecans taste really good) shopping list
How to make it
- Roll out pastry, on lightly floured board, to 1/8" thickness.
- Cut into eight 4" circles.
- Drape pastry circles over bottoms of 2 1/2" muffin cups (measure across the top) alternating cups so pastry shells don't touch each other.
- Pleat pastry around cups with a fork.
- Prick bottom of each shell.
- Bake until golden brown about 10 minutes (depending on oven)
- Let cool completely before removing from pans.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, brandy and orange peel until smooth.
- Spoon an equal amount into each shell.
- Stir together mincemeat and nuts.
- Spoon about 3 T into each tart.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Serve with Creme Fraiche and Coffee & Tea.
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This is a delicious treat Pink!
noir
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I love mincemeat! I'll be making these!
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