Name: Raspberries and Cream Christmas Tarts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 2 sheets shortcrust pastry; 125g Australian cream cheese, cut into 18 cubes, softened; 3/4 cup raspberry jam; 3/4 cup slivered almonds; Icing sugar, for dusting

2 sheets shortcrust pastry
125g Australian cream cheese, cut into 18 cubes, softened
3/4 cup raspberry jam
3/4 cup slivered almonds
Icing sugar, for dusting

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Using a 7cm diameter round cutter, cut 18 rounds from the pastry sheets. Press pastry into a greased patty pan or mini tart tins.
Squash 1 square of cream cheese in each tart case and spoon over a teaspoonful of jam, sprinkle with almonds.
Bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes until pastry and almonds are golden. Cool for at least 15 minutes before dusting with icing sugar and serving warm or at room temperature.

Tips & Hints:

Tarts are best served the day they are made, but can be kept refrigerated for 2 days.
Makes 18.

Using a 7cm diameter round cutter, cut 18 rounds from the pastry sheets. Press pastry into a greased patty pan or mini tart tins.
Squash 1 square of cream cheese in each tart case and spoon over a teaspoonful of jam, sprinkle with almonds.
Bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes until pastry and almonds are golden. Cool for at least 15 minutes before dusting with icing sugar and serving warm or at room temperature.

Tips & Hints:

Tarts are best served the day they are made, but can be kept refrigerated for 2 days.
Makes 18.

Using a 7cm diameter round cutter, cut 18 rounds from the pastry sheets. Press pastry into a greased patty pan or mini tart tins.
Squash 1 square of cream cheese in each tart case and spoon over a teaspoonful of jam, sprinkle with almonds.
Bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes until pastry and almonds are golden. Cool for at least 15 minutes before dusting with icing sugar and serving warm or at room temperature.