Mincemeat Tartlets
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 12 tablespoons cold butter, in pieces
- 2 to 3 tablespoons ice-cold milk
- 2 cups mincemeat
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored and finely chopped
- Mix the flour, salt and sugar together in the bowl of an electric mixer.
- Add the butter and mix until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- Slowly add the milk, using just enough so the dough can be gathered into a ball.
- The dough can also be mixed by hand.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead very briefly.
- Form into a flat round, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll out the dough and cut it to line 12 to 14 three-inch-round tartlet forms.
- Line each pastry-filled tartlet form with foil and weight down with dried beans or pie weights.
- Place in the oven and bake eight to 10 minutes, until the dough looks dry.
- Drain the mincemeat, mix with apples and fill the tartlet shells, still in their pans, with the mincemeat mixture.
- Place the tartlet forms on a baking sheet and place in the oven.
- Bake until bubbling, about 25 minutes.
- Allow to cool before serving.
flour, salt, sugar, cold butter, milk, mincemeat, apples
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1504 (may not work)