Autumnal Tart

Name: Autumnal Tart
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 egg, beaten (to glaze the tart); 1 egg, beaten (to glaze the tart); 75 g / 3 oz / ½ cup dried figs, roughly chopped; 75 g / 3 oz / ½ cup raisins or sultanas; 75 g / 3 oz / ½ cup raisins or sultanas; 3 tbsp runny honey; 1 ½ tsp powder douce or mixed spice; 1-2 pears (at least 225 g in total weight); 2-3 eating apples (at least 225 g in total weight); 1 x quantity sweet saffron short crust pastry; 2 tbsp hot water; 1 pinch / 20-30 saffron strands, crushed

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fool's Gold

By Sam Bilton

Published 2022

About

This is adapted from the recipe ‘Tartes In Applis‘ in Forme of Cury (1390).

Ingredients

1 pinch / 20-30 saffron strands, crushed
2 tbsp hot water

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegetarian
Pie
Autumn

Method

Infuse the saffron in the hot water.
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas 4.
Grease a 23 cm / 9 in loose bottomed flan tin. Roll out two thirds of the pastry then use it to line the tin. The remaining third can be used to