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Paddington’s Royal Mincemeat Tart Recipe

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Cook Time: 35 min	Prep Time: 40 min
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:
Paddington’s Royal Mincemeat Tart

The mincemeat can be made up and kept in the fridge for up two weeks.

Serves 8

Pastry
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp of ground cinnamon
2/3 cup walnuts, finely ground
½ cup butter
4 tbsp confectionaries sugar, plus some for dusting
1 egg
2 drops of vanilla extract
1 tbsp cold water

For the Mincemeat

2 apples, peeled, cored, and coarsely grated
1 1/3 cups raisin
½ cup dried apricots, chopped
½ cup dried figs, chopped
1 cup green grapes, halved and seeded
½ cup chopped onions
Finely grated rind of one lemon
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp brandy or port
¼ tsp mixed spice
½ cup light brown sugar
2 tbsp butter melted

Instructions:
Step One: Make the pastry. Put flour, cinnamon, and walnuts in a food processor, add butter and process until the mixture resembles find bread crumbs. Turn into a bowl and stir in sugar. Using a fork, beat the egg with the vanilla extract and water. Gradually stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients. With your finger tips form soft pliable dough. Knead briefly on a lightly floured surface until smooth; then wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

Step Two: Mix all mincemeat ingredients together thoroughly in a bowl. Cut one third of the pastry and reserve it for the lattice. Roll out the remainder to line a 9 inch tart pan. Press the pastry into the edges and make a ¼ rim around the top edge, with a rolling pin roll off the excess pastry. Fill with the mincemeat mixture.

Step Three: Roll out the remaining pastry and cut it into ½ strips. Arrange the strips in a lattice over the top of the filling. Chill for 30 minutes.

Step Four: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place a baking sheet in the oven. Brush the pastry with water and dust it with confectionaries sugar. Bake on baking sheet for 30-40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. Serve warm or cold with sweetened whipped cream.