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Mince Pie Tart

A giant mince pie tart infused with alcoholic iced tea

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/mince-pie-tart • Posted by Cat Morley

Forget mince pies, use your leftover Christmas ingredients to bake a giant mince pie tart filled with fruit stewed in alcoholic iced tea from Percy's Tea.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 35

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

Forget mince pies, use your leftover Christmas ingredients to bake a giant mince pie tart filled with fruit stewed in alcoholic iced tea from Percy's Tea.

Instructions

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    Place the dried fruit in a bowl and pour in the bottle of alcoholic iced tea and leave to soak over night.

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    Grate the zest from an orange into the fruit.

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    Squeeze the juice from the orange into a pan with the brown sugar and gently heat, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.

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    Add the dried fruit along with any iced tea that's left. Leave to simmer for 10 minutes.

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    Add the cranberries and simmer for another 5-10 minutes until the fruit has softened.

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    Line a pie dish with shortcrust pastry and pour the fruit into the centre.

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    Top with stars cut from the excess dough.

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    Bake at 180'C for 20 minutes.

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    Dust with icing sugar and serve.