Fruit Tarts

by Tarla Dalal

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Fruit Tarts recipe - How to make Fruit Tarts

Preparation Time: 30 min. Cooking Time: 20 min. Total Time: 50 mins 20Makes 20 tarts.
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Ingredients

For the tart cases
200 gms plain flour (maida)
100 gms soft butter
a pinch of salt
ice-cold water to make a dough

For the custard sauce
1 1/2 cups milk
6 tsp sugar
5 tsp custard powder
a few drops of vanilla essence

For the mixed fruit
450 gms canned mixed fruit
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp levelled, cornflour
1 tsp lemon juice
a few drops orange colour

Other ingredients
Praline Powder
orange marmalade

Method

For the tart cases

For the custard sauce

Mix the custard powder in a little milk.
Add the sugar and remaining milk and put to boil.
When the milk starts boiling, add the custard powder mixture and boil until thick while stirring continuously.
Cool the custard and add the vanilla essence.

For the mixed fruit

Drain the syrup from the can and keep aside. Chop the fruit.
Add the sugar and cornflour to the syrup and mix well. Boil until the mixture thickens slightly.
Cool and then add the lemon juice and colouring. Add the fruits in the sauce and mix well.

How to proceed

Tips

Prepare tart cases 1 day in advance.
Prepare custard sauce 1 day in advance.
Prepare Mixed fruit 1 day in advance.
You can also prepare filled tarts 3 hours in advance and store them in the refrigerator.
Variation :
You can decorate these tarts by putting tinned cherries on top and brushing with warm marmalade.