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Ingredients
Tropical Fruit Mince
- 1 firm fresh mango, peeled and finely diced
- ½ cup dried mango, finely diced
- 200 grams dried apricots, finely diced
- 1 cup dried papaya, finely diced
- 1 cup dried pineapple, finely diced
- ¼ cup crystallised ginger, finely diced
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tsp ground cardamom or ginger
- 70 gram packet slivered almonds
- grated zest and juice of 1 orange
- grated zest and juice of 3-4 limes
- ¼ cup brandy or rum
- 125 grams butter, grated
Shortcrust Pastry
- 1 cup flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 100 grams butter, chilled and diced
- about 3 Tblsp cold water
Coconut Meringue Topping (see method)
Method
Tropical Fruit Mince
- In a large bowl, combine the fresh and dried mango, apricots, papaya, pineapple, ginger, sugar, ground cardamom, almonds, orange and lime zest and juice, brandy and butter and mix well.
- Turn into a 5-cup capacity lidded container, press down, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 days to allow the flavours to marry. Use within 3 weeks.
Shortcrust Pastry
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in sufficient water to form a stiff dough. Knead gently on a lightly floured board until smooth. If baking the same day, rest 10 minutes. Or wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
- Roll out on a lightly floured board to 3mm thickness. Use a 5½-6cm cutter to cut out circles to line 24 mini-muffin tins. Fill the pastry with tropical fruit mince.
- Bake at 200°C for 12-15 minutes until the pastry edges are just beginning to brown lightly.
Coconut Meringue Topping
- Beat the 1 egg white until stiff but not dry. Gradually whisk in ¼ cup caster sugar until dissolved. Fold in ½ cup thread coconut.
- Remove the tarts from the oven and cool for 10 minutes. Spoon a little topping on each tart. Return to the oven at 180°C for 12-15 minutes or until the coconut meringue is just lightly browned.
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