MACAROON TARTS
Ingredients
1 recipe shortcrust pastry
Jam or mincemeat for filling
TOPPING
115g caster sugar
115g icing sugar
115 ground almonds
50g fine semolina or cornmeal
1 egg or 2 egg whites
1 egg white
5ml almond essence
Flaked almonds
Serves: 12 muffin sized tarts
Source: Family recipe
Method
Make pastry and let relax in the fridge.
Topping
Mix all dry ingredients together, stir in egg egg whites and further egg white, with almond essence.
This makes a stiff mixture.
Preheat oven to 200C
Line muffin tin cups with pastry, dollop of favourite jam or mincemeat, then divide almond mix between tarts.
Sprinkle with flaked almonds
Bake 25-30 minutes until pastry is cooked and top is brown and crispy.
Leave to go cold before eating for best results.