Gluten Free Mince Tarts

Gluten free pastry

• 150 gm rice flour
• 150 gm chickpea flour besan, you could also use buckwheat flour
• 100 gm almond meal 1 cup
• 4 Tablespoons icing sugar or powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 160 gm butter cold unsalted chopped
• 2 whole egg

Fruit Mince Filling

• 2 apple peeled cored and grated, Granny Smith variety
• 45 gm almonds toasted slivered almonds (1/3 cup)
• 65 gm dried cranberries 1/2 cup
• 55 gm sultanas 1/3 cup
• 3 whole dates fresh pitted and chopped
• 35 gm apricots dried chopped
• 35 gm raisins 1
• 40 gm currants 1/4 cup
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 80 ml maple syrup 1/3 cup
• 1 tablespoon lemon approx 1 1/2juice, zest
• 60 ml lemon juice
• 80 gm suet grated vegetable, I used butter
• 2 Tablespoons marsala wine or Brandy
• 100 gm icing sugar or powdered for dusting