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Gluten-Free Recipes:
Walnut Tarts

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These can be made with either plain or sweet shortcrust pastry. The one linked below is not a sweet pastry.

Ingredients:

GF shortcrust pastry (follow the link for a good one) 1 egg (lightly beaten)
2 tblsp caster sugar 2 tbs Golden Syrup
30g melted butter 1 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp ground cinnamon  

Method:

Pre-heat oven 190C
Grease a 12-hole patty pan. (You know, the one that's a bit smaller than a muffin tin!)

Roll out the pastry, and cut 12 x 10cm diameter pastry rounds. Gently press the rounds into the prepared patty pans with your fingers.

Place the sugar, Golden Syrup and butter in a small saucepan and heat until the butter melts and the syrup is thin.
Put chopped walnuts into a medium bowl and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Pour butter and sugar mix over the walnuts and mix together. Add beaten egg and mix well.

Spoon the walnut mixture into the pastry cases.

Bake the tarts at 190C for 10 mins. Reduce heat to 150C and bake a further 10 minutes.
Transfer them to a wire rack to cool.

Note: This one works well with pecans too!

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Last updated :June, 2000