Black currant and red currant tarts

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Shortcrust pastry made with wholewheat flour
8ouncesBlack currants
8ouncesRed currants
4ouncesHoney
4tablespoonsChopped sweet cicely
Glace cherries or angelica, optional

Directions

Heat oven to 400F. Use the pastry to line 6 tart tins 2-inches deep by 2 inches diameter. Mix the currants with the honey & cicely. Fill the pastry with the currants. Cover each tart individually with foil & place on a baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes. Let them cool completely.

If you wish, whip up some cream & pipe it onto the tarts. Decorate with glace cherries or angelica.

Gail Duff, "A Book of Herbs & Spices" From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini