APPLE TARTS

1 cup butter, soft

1/4 cup white sugar

1/3 cup icing sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 1/4 cups plain flour

pinch salt

1 cup canned pie apples, drained and chopped

preheat oven to 180 c. (350 f.) grease and flour 1 six cup texas muffin tin.

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in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter, both sugars and vanilla for 2 minutes.

add in the flour and salt until just combined.

place about a 1/4 cup of mixture into each muffin hole and press across the bottom and a little up the sides of each.

evenly fill each tart with the apple, about 1 1/2 tablespoons each.

press about 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoons of dough over the top of the apple covering to the edges.

cook for 18 - 22 minutes until golden.

cool completely in the tins.

if needed, run a knife lightly around the edges of each tart to remove from tins.

ice.

ICING

1 1/4 cups icing sugar

approx 2 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

ground cinnamon

mix the icing sugar and essence together with enough milk to make a spreadable paste.

ice top of tarts and sprinkle with some ground cinnamon

store in an airtight container.