The Gooseberry bush in the garden is now bare and the lovely hairy green berries have been sitting in a bowl in the kitchen, waiting my attention. Here is my wonderfully simple recipe for rustic looking Mini Gooseberry Tarts. 
Gooseberry Tarts Recipe



Mini Gooseberry Tarts Recipe


Pastry
8oz Plain Flour
4oz Butter
Tablespoon caster sugar


Filling 
Gooseberries one punnet washed and trimmed
Caster Sugar for sweetening


Cut the butter into cubes, rub the butter and flour together between your fingers, until you have a light crumbly mixture. 
Mix in  a tablespoon of sugar. 
Use cold water to bring the mixture together, to create a firm dough.


Leave to chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.


Mini Gooseberry Tarts Recipe

Roll out the pastry and cut out your cases using a pastry cutter size 9.8cms, press the pastry gently into  the bun tray (I used a deep bun tray). Fill the pastry cases with gooseberries, you should get around 6-7 in each . 

Add a good sprinkle of sugar over the gooseberries. Gently fold the edge of the pastry inwards and gentle brush a little egg wash on the pastry then sprinkle over a little sugar.



Bake in a preheated oven 190 degrees for approximately 20 minutes.


Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

Lovely Mini Gooseberries Tarts