Border tart

Name: Border tart
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 200g plain flour; 100g butter, cold; 2 tbsp cold water; 75g butter, melted; 150g soft light brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 150g sultanas; 50g currants; 0.5 tsp ground nutmeg

A sweet, buttery dried fruit tart in crisp pastry, a Scottish Borders teatime classic.

Time1 hr
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.40 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 servings

Ingredients

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200 gplain flour
100 gbuttercold
2 tbspcold water
75 gbuttermelted
150 gsoft light brown sugar
2large eggs
150 gsultanas
50 gcurrants
½ tspground nutmeg

Method

1
Make the pastry by rubbing cold butter into the flour, then add water and chill for 20 minutes.
20 min
2
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Line a 20 cm tart tin with the pastry.
3
Beat the melted butter, sugar and eggs together.
4
Stir in the fruit and nutmeg and pour into the case.
5
Bake for 30 minutes until golden and just firm.
30 min
6
Cool in the tin before slicing.

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