Valentine's Sweetheart Tart
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Valentine's Sweetheart Tart

Valentine's Sweetheart Tart

Sharing Dish | with Cinnamon Spiced Apples and Plums

Serve up a fright this Halloween with our fiendishly flavoursome recipes. This pie may look a little horrifying, but with flaky pastry and cinnamon spiced apples and plums, it's terrifyingly tasty.

Allergens:
Cereals containing gluten
Milk

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Preparation Time1 hour
Cooking time25 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

1 pack(s)

Puff Pastry Sheet

(Contains Cereals containing gluten)

75 grams

Caster Sugar

3 unit(s)

Apple

3 unit(s)

Plum

2 sachet(s)

Ground Cinnamon

75 grams

Creme Fraiche

(Contains Milk)

Not included in your delivery

1 tbsp

Milk

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Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)4185 kJ
Energy (kcal)1000 kcal
Fat51.4 g
of which saturates28.3 g
Carbohydrate125.8 g
of which sugars70.2 g
Protein11.2 g
Salt1.28 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Rolling Pin
Cling Film
Baking Paper
Medium Saucepan
Small Bowl

Instructions

Rock and Roll
1

a) Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7 and remove your pastry from your fridge.

b) Unroll your pasty and cut it in half. Scrunch each half into a ball and then roll out each ball using a rolling pin to make a circle, about 2-4mm thick. TIP: To stop it sticking to your rolling pin, either dust with some flour or roll it out between some cling film or baking paper.

c) Cover one of the circles with cling film to stop it from drying out while you work with the other piece.

Into the Tin it Goes
2

a) Line an 8" round tin with baking paper.

b) Carefully lift one of the dough circles into the lined tin and gently press down into the bottom edges of the tin. TIP: Lift the top edges of the pastry as you press it into the tin to ensure it doesn't break.

c) Carefully trim away any excess pastry. TIP: If any cracks have appeared in your pastry case in this step, use excess dough to fill the cracks by pressing them into the pastry.

d) Using a fork, prick holes in the bottom of your pastry. TIP: We recommend pricking it 20-30 times.

Blind Bake the Pastry
3

a) Scrunch up a large piece of baking paper, then un-scrunch and place into the centre of your pastry case.

b) Fill the baking paper topped pastry case with ceramic baking beans, ensuring the baking beans cover the whole base of your case. TIP: If you don't have ceramic baking beans, you can use uncooked rice or lentils.

c) Pop your pastry case onto the middle shelf of your oven. Bake for 15-20 mins, then gently remove the ceramic baking beans and the baking paper. TIP: This method is called 'blind baking'. The ceramic baking beans will be hot!

d) Return the pastry case to the oven until the bottom is lightly golden, 8-12 mins.

Prep the Filling
4

a) While the pastry cooks, reserve 1 tbsp of caster sugar in a small bowl and set aside for later.

b) Quarter, core and finely chop the apples (no need to peel). Halve the plums, remove the stone and chop the flesh into 1cm pieces.

c) Heat a medium saucepan on medium heat. When hot, add the plums, apples, remaining caster sugar and cinnamon to the pan.

d) Cook, stirring regularly, until the apple and plums begin to soften and the liquid has evaporated, 10-12 mins.

Make the Heart
5

a) Meanwhile, using a small knife, cut a heart into the reserved pastry circle. 

b) Once the pastry is finished baking, add the spiced apple and plum mixture to the tin and top with the pastry heart.

c) Carefully trim away any excess pastry, then brush with milk (see pantry for amount) and sprinkle over the reserved sugar.

A Treat-ie for your Sweetie
6

a) Pop the pie onto the middle shelf of your oven and bake until the fruit is bubbling and the pastry is crisp and golden, 12- 15 mins. Turn the tin around halfway through to give a nice, even colour. TIP: Put the tin onto a baking tray to catch any drips.

b) Carefully remove your pie from the tin. Serve with a dollop of creme fraiche on the side to finish.

Enjoy!

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