Dairy Free Small Apple Tarts
Ingredients
- 7 oz WF flour
- 2 oz sifted icing confectioners' sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 3 1/2 oz Dairy free margarine
- 1 large free-range egg
for the filling
- 12 heaped tablespoons of organic ready-made apple puree sweetened with honey
- 3 large free-range egg yolks
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of Gluten free mixed pie spice
- 1 small dessert apple peeled, quartered, cored and sliced very thinly
- A little lemon juice
Instructions
- 3 x 6-hole non-stick bun trays, each lined with a circle of baking parchment (wax paper)
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) Gas mark 4
- Make the pastry by mixing all the ingredients together in a food processor briefly but just enough to gather the dough into a ball.
- Roll out the pastry on a floured board and cut into large enough circles to fit your bun trays.
- Press each pastry circle into the prepared trays.
- Mix the apple puree and egg yolks in a bowl with a little grated nutmeg, cinnamon and mixed (pie) spice.
- Prepare the apple and brush each slice with a tiny amount of lemon juice.
- Place about three quarters of a tablespoonful of the apple puree into the centre of each tart.
- Decorate with one slice of the apple, pressed slightly into the puree.
- Bake the tarts for 30 minutes, or until the apple is just browned at the edges, the filling is set and the pastry golden.
- Cool in the trays and then ease them out and onto wire racks.
- Eat on the day of baking or keep in the refrigerator so that they do not go soggy.
Calories: 108 kcal
Carbohydrates: 13 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 5g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 42 mg
Sodium: 47 mg
Potassium: 40 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Sugar: 4 g
Vitamin A: 276 IU
Vitamin C: 1 mg
Calcium: 9 mg
Iron: 1 mg