Neenish Tarts
(from Heather P’s recipe box)
Childhood Favourite recipe
Source: Edmonds Cookbook
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 12 people
Categories: Cakes
Ingredients
- Pastry:
- 125 g butter, softened
- 1/2 C caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 C plain flour
- 1 t baking powder
- Filling:
- 1/2 C icing sugar
- 100 g butter, softened
- 1/2 C sweetened condensed milk
- 2 T lemon juice
- Icing:
- icing sugar
- butter, softened
- cocoa powder
- hot water
Directions
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Pastry:
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Cream butter and sugar, add egg then sifted flour & baking powder.
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Chill 15 minutes, then roll and line greased patty pans. Prick well. Chill again 15 minutes.
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Cook at 180oc approx 15 minutes, or until lightly coloured. Cool.
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Filling:
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Mix all ingredients together, until smooth and well combined.
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Spoon into cooked patty cases.
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Chill in refrigerator until filling is firm.
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Icing:
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Mix icing sugar, little softened butter and hot water to make spreadable consistency.
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Ice half of filled tart with white icing.
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To remaining icing, add cocoa powder mixed to smooth paste with little hot water, adding more icing sugar to make icing spreadable consistency.
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Now ice other half of tart with chocolate icing. Leave to set.
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Store in refrigerator.