Dry Fruit Tart by shireen

                                             Dry Fruit Tart

Ingredients

for Short Crust Base

            Egg 1 yolk

            Butter 4 ounces

            Flour 6 ounces

            ...Caster sugar 2 ounces

            Vanilla essence few drops

            Ingredients for Filling

            Egg 2

            Pistachio chopped 1 tbsp

            Walnuts chopped 1 tbsp

            Cinnamon ¼ tsp

            Raisin 2 tbsp

            Orange peeled 2 tbsp

            Almonds chopped 2 tbsp

            Red Glazed cherries (chopped) 2 tbsp

            Green Glazed cherries (chopped) 2 tbsp

            Currents 2 tbsp

            Jam 3 tbsp

            Method for Base

            Beat 4 ounce butter with 2 ounce sugar and few drops of vanilla essence till fluffy, add 1 egg yolk, fold in the 6 ounce sieved flour, put mixture on the table and knead with a soft hand to form into dough, sprinkle flour on table and roll the dough, cut with round cutter and spread into tart trays.

            Method for Filling

            In a bowl, mix together, 2 tbsp raisins, 2 tbsp orange peel, 2 tbsp chopped almonds, 2 tbsp each green and red glazed cherries, 2 tbsp currents, 1 tbsp pistachio and 1 tbsp chopped walnuts, ¼ tsp cinnamon powder and 2 eggs, mix well, put about 1 tbsp full of mixture in the empty tarts, bake on 180 degree for 20 minutes. After it is bake, dip the edges in jam. Garnish with chopped pistachio.