Praline Pecan Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 2 Recipes Pastry Dough; or -enough for 2 ; single-crust 9-inch ; pies 3/4 c Light corn syrup 3 lg Eggs 1/4 ts Salt 2 ts Dark rum or vanilla 1 tb Unsalted butter; melted 1 c Finely chopped homemade -Pralines 2 c Pecan halves; (about 6 -ounces) Roll out each disk […]

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Fruits Tarts

Ingredients & Directions -CHEESE TART SHELLS- 1/2 c Vegetable Shortening 5 oz American Cheese Spread;1 Jar 1 1/2 c Unbleached Flour FILLING 2 Navel Oranges;Peel & Section 8 1/4 oz Pineapple; Crushed, 1 Cn 1/4 c Sugar 5 ts Cornstarch 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 c Orange Juice 1 tb Lemon Juice 3/4 c Cheddar; Sharp, […]

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Potato Samosa Tartlets

Ingredients & Directions -FOR FILLING- 3/4 c Minced onion 1/4 c Minced canned green chilies; -(wear rubber gloves) 4 ts Minced peeled fresh -gingerroot 1 3/4 ts Curry powder 1 ts Chili powder 1/2 ts Ground cumin 1/4 ts Ground cloves 1/4 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c Vegetable oil 2 lg Boiling potatoes; […]

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Fruit Tarts

Ingredients & Directions -CHEESE TART SHELLS- 1/2 c Vegetable Shortening 5 oz American Cheese Spread;1 Jar 1 1/2 c Unbleached Flour FILLING 2 Navel Oranges;Peel & Section 8 1/4 oz Pineapple; Crushed, 1 Cn 1/4 c Sugar 5 ts Cornstarch 1/8 ts Salt 1/2 c Orange Juice 1 tb Lemon Juice 3/4 c Cheddar; Sharp, […]

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Potato And Eggplant Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 1/2 c Eggplant – peeled and diced 2 tb Kosher salt 2 tb Vegetable oil 1 Onion – diced 2 Shallots – minced 3 Potatoes – peeled and -shredded 3 tb Butter Salt and pepper Tomato Relish 6 Plum tomatoes – peeled; -seeded, diced 1/4 c Basil – chiffonade 1 Clove […]

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Fruit Tart With Brown Rice Crust

Ingredients & Directions 3 c Cooked long-grain brown rice Not instant 1/4 c Sugar 2 Egg whites — beaten 1 ts Cinnamon 16 oz Light cream cheese 1/2 c Powdered sugar 1/2 c Light sour cream 2 ts Vanilla 1/2 c Apple jelly Sliced fresh fruit To prepare crust, combine cooked rice, 1/4 cup sugar, […]

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Portuguese Custard Tarts

Ingredients & Directions FOR THE PASTRY 150 g Plain flour 80 ml Water 120 g Margarine or butter FOR THE CUSTARD 200 ml Fresh milk 20 g Corn flour 1 pn Cinnamon 4 lg Egg yolk 100 ml Water; extra 200 g Sugar First, make the pastry. Mix the flour and first measure of water […]

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Porcini Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 4 Rolled puff pastry squares -6×6 inches 110 g Dried porcini 225 g Flat mushrooms 110 g Butter Salt and pepper 1 bn Parsley 1 Clove garlic 1 Lemon; rind of Beaten egg for glazing 2 tb Grated parmesan Pre heat the oven to 200C. Slice fresh mushrooms thinly. Heat the butter […]

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Fruit Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Whole Wheat Flour 1 tb Sugar 2 tb Ice Water 1 ts Cornstarch Kiwi, peeled and sliced 1 c Thinly sliced Strawberries 1/3 c All purpose Flour 3 tb Margarine 2 ts Sugar 1/2 c Orange Juice 3/4 c Thinly sliced Banana For crust, combine flours and the 1 Tablespoon […]

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Poached Pear And Almond Tart

Ingredients & Directions 110 g Butter; (4 oz) 225 g Flour; (8 oz) 55 g Icing sugar; (2 oz) 2 Egg yolks 1 Pinches salt 1/2 Bottle red wine 170 g Sugar; (6 oz) 1 Cinnamon stick 1 Bay leaf 3 Cloves 1/4 Orange; Rind of 6 Firm pears -FOR THE ALMOND MIXTURE- 110 g […]

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