Cheese Tartlets
Published October 23, 1982
- Total Time
- 15 minutes, plus 30 minutes' refrigeration
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Ingredients
PASTRY
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
4 ounces fontina cheese
1 cup flour
Pinch cayenne
FILLING
½ cup finely grated fontina cheese
2 tablespoons butter, scant
Pinch cayenne
1 tablespoon cream
½ egg yolk
10 large radishes and 10 sprigs of watercress for garnish
Preparation
PASTRY:
- Step 1
Cream butter and cheese until well blended. Combine remaining ingredients and add gradually until well mixed. Form dough into ball, refrigerate wrapped in plastic about 30 minutes.
- Step 2
Using diluted tart pans that are three-quarter inch across the bottom and two inches across the top, fill each pan, pressing approximately one teaspoon of dough into each.
- Step 3
Place pans on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes or until golden. Remove from cookie sheets, invert on wire rack and cool slightly. Tap lightly on bottom to release tarts.
FILLING:
- Step 4
Place all of the ingredients except garnishes in food processor with steel blade and process until smooth.
- Step 5
To make ahead, store mixture in refrigerator. It will become hard, but can be restored to original texture by processing.
- Step 6
To Serve: For 10 servings, fill 10 tarts. Slice radishes and then julienne finely. Serve each tart with one julienned radish and a sprig of watercress.
These are very fragile, so the recipe allows for more tarts than are needed. If there is remaining dough, freeze for other uses. The tarts can be filled a day ahead and refrigerated. Allow to sit at room temperature 15 minutes before serving.
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