SWEET TREATS

Apple tart

Makes 4-6 serves

INGREDIENTS

1 quantity Rich Sweet Shortcrust Pastry (page 43) 1kg Golden Delicious apples, peeled and cored 2 tablespoons lemon juice

¼ cup caster sugar

½teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon milk, for brushing 1 tablespoon caster sugar, extra

METHOD

1.Roll out half of the pastry to line a 20cm flan pan. Prick the base with a fork, cover and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

2.Assemble the Kitchen Wizz™ Food Processor using the thick slicing disc and slice the apples.

3.Arrange apples over the prepared pastry base. Sprinkle with lemon juice, sugar and cinnamon.

4.Roll out remaining pastry sufficiently to cover the flan pan. Layer the pastry over the top of the filling then trim and crimp the edges of the pastry.

5.Brush top of pastry with a little milk and sprinkle with sugar. Make 2 slits in top of pastry with tip of a sharp knife.

6.Bake in a preheated oven at 200ºC for 40 minutes or until pastry is crisp and golden.

Serve warm or cold, with whipped cream.

Variations

•Apple and Sultana: In Step 3 add ½ cup sultanas

•Apple and Rhubarb: In Step 3 add ½ cup cooked rhubarb

TIP

To achieve even slices of food, refer to the various food categories in Slicing with the Discs section (page 17)

Fruit mince pies

Makes 36 serves

INGREDIENTS

200g beef suet, well chilled

2 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and quartered

750g mixed dried fruit

¼cup slivered almonds ½ cup brown sugar

¼teaspoon mixed spice

2 teaspoons grated lemon zest

¼cup lemon juice

¼cup brandy

1 quantity Rice Sweet Shortcrust Pastry (see R28)

1 egg white, lightly beaten, for brushing

1 tablespoon caster sugar, extra

METHOD

1.Assemble Kitchen Wizz™ Food Processor using fine shredding disc.

2.Remove membrane from suet. Grate suet and apple. Remove from processing bowl and set aside.

3.Reassemble Kitchen Wizz™ Food Processor using processing blade.

4.Place dried mixed fruit and almonds into processing bowl. Process until chopped. Add grated apples, suet, sugar, mixed spice, lemon zest, lemon juice and brandy. Process until minced to desired consistency.

5.Place minced mixture into a sterilized jar. If possible, refrigerate fruit mince for a minimum of 1 month before using to allow the flavour to mature and the mixture to become syrupy.

6.Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut into rounds to fit shallow patty pans and corresponding number of pastry tops.

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Breville BFP400 brochure Sweet Treats, Apple tart, Fruit mince pies
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