Cream Cheese Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 2 pk Softened cream cheese 3/4 c Sugar 2 Eggs 1 tb Lemon juice 1 ts Vanilla 1 pk Sunshine vanilla wafers 1 cn Thank You Cherry Pie filling Beat all ingredients with electric mixer. Put papers in tart tins (use tart pan and paper wrappers). Put wafers in papers, FLAT side […]

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Crescent Sand Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Butter 1/2 c Confectioner’s sugar sifted 2 c Cake flour sifted 1 c Pecans chopped 1 ts Vanilla Cream butter; add sugar. Stir well and add flour, nuts and vanilla. Shape into balls or crescent (just drop them from the spoon – the more you handle them the harder they […]

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Coconut Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 25 cm sweet shortcrust -pastry cake; baked blind 2 Eggs Grated zest and juice of 2 -lemons 200 g Caster sugar 375 ml Double cream 240 g Desiccated coconut Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/gas3. Mix the eggs, lemon zest and caster sugar for one minute. Gently mix in the cream, then […]

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Pear & Anise Skillet Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 c All purpose flour 2 tb Plus 1 t ice water 1/4 c Plus 3 T sugar, divided 6 Med. size ripe pears (appr. 2 ts Grated lemon rind, divided 2 3/4 lbs) 1/2 ts Anise seeds, crushed 2 tb Cornstarch 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 ts Anise seeds, crushed 1/4 […]

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Walnut Tart (torta Di Noci)

Ingredients & Directions ISBN 0-02-009078-1; 1994 Dense with walnuts, this traditional tart is more of a cake than a pie. It is deliciously moist and rich and not too sweet. Dust the top with powdered sugar before serving. 3 cups walnut pieces 4 large eggs, separated 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar Rind of […]

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Creamy Artichoke Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1 Refrigerated pie crust sheet –; (9-inch) 1 cn Spam luncheon meat – (12 -oz); flaked 1 c Mayonnaise 1 cn Artichoke hearts – (14 oz); -drianed, chopped 1 1/2 c Shredded mozzarella cheese 1/2 c Shredded Parmesan cheese 1 Jar whole pimientos – (4 -oz); drained, sliced thin Heat oven to […]

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Friendship Starter 2

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Milk 1 c Flour 1 c Sugar Mix together and let sit on counter. Stir every day until it has sat for at least 3 to 4 days. You will know it is ready when it keeps popping the plastic lid off itself, or tends to become really sticky when […]

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Creamy Lemon-and-raspberry Tart

Ingredients & Directions === SWEET-TART DOUGH === 9 tb Unsalted butter; room -temperature 1 c Confectioners’ sugar; plus 2 tb Confectioners’ sugar 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour; plus more 1 pn Salt 1 lg Egg; lightly beaten === FILLING === 1 1/2 md Lemons 2 lg Whole Eggs 1 lg Yolk 6 tb Granulated sugar […]

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Asparagus, Leek And Morel Tart

Ingredients & Directions === CRUST === 1 1/4 c Flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 c Butter 2 tb Ice water -; (to 4 tbspns) === FILLING === 3 Leeks -; (to 4) 3 tb Butter Salt 6 oz Fresh morel mushrooms or Other aromatic wild -mushrooms Such as chanterelle or -porcini 1/2 lb Grated Gruyere […]

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Artichoke Tart With Gruyere

Ingredients & Directions 4 Eggs and 1 egg yolk 1 ts Sugar 250 g Plain white unbleached flour 1 ts Salt 65 g Unsalted butter 1 sm Onion 2 tb Olive oil 8 Fresh or canned artichoke -hearts 200 g Gruyere cheese 1 Handful fresh flat-leafed -parsley Salt & pepper To make the pastry put […]

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