Mincemeat, apple & cranberry lattice tart

Serves 8 Prep 20 mins 54p a portion 422 kcals, 18g fat, 7g sat. fat a portion

uncooked

Cook 20-25 mins

four, for dusting 500g puff pastry 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored

and diced 140g fresh cranberries ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp mixed spice 1 tbsp golden caster sugar, plus extra for

sprinkling zest ½ lemon 411g jar mincemeat 1 egg, beaten

2 With a short edge nearest to you, spread the mincemeat mixture in a line down the centre, about 12cm wide, leaving 2cm of pastry at the top and bottom.

3 To create the lattice pattern, start at the top of the pastry and cut a 1.5–2cm-wide horizontal strip of pastry on both sides of the mincemeat flling (so it is still attached next to the flling). About 1.5cm in from the flling, cut out a 0.5cm strip of pastry and remove this, then cut another 1.5–2cm strip (you’re creating a pattern like the teeth of a comb). Repeat this method until you get to the bottom of the pastry. You’ll need to cut out the fnal strip and remove this. Fold the top and bottom faps of pastry up and over the flling. Fold the strips of pastry diagonally over the flling, starting from the top until you reach the bottom, creating a lattice pattern. It can now be frozen for up to 2 months.

4 Brush with the egg and sprinkle with sugar. Transfer the tart to the hot baking tray, and bake for 20–25 mins or until golden (add an extra 10-15 mins if baking from frozen).

4 Reduce oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Use an apple corer to core the 3 remaining apples, then slice thinly into rings. Toss the slices with the remaining lemon juice to stop them from browning. Tip the syrupy crumbs into the tin and arrange just enough of the apple slices in an overlapping ring. Brush an extra 1-2 tbsp syrup over the apple slices until they’re covered, then return the tart to the oven and bake for 55 mins–1 hr, until the exposed flling feels set to the touch.

5 Cool for 10 mins in the tin, then carefully remove, drizzle a little more syrup over the top and serve warm custard or cream.