Goat Cheese Tartlets
Servings: 6 tartlets
Ingredients
For the crust
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 Tbs unsalted butter chilled and cut in small pieces
- 1 egg
- 2-3 Tbs heavy cream
For the filling:
- 3 ounces fresh goat cheese
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- pepper to taste
- pinch nutmeg
Instructions
Make crust.
- Mix together dry ingredients for the crust.
- Put the butter pieces in, and with you fingers, work the butter into the flour. After a minute or two, you should have a coarse crumbly meal-like texture.
- Add egg and stir it in.
- Add 2 tablespoons cream and stir. Did the dough come together? If not, add a bit more cream. Once the dough comes together, shape into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
Make filling:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine all the filling ingredients in a bowl and mix until mostly smooth.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of about 1/4-inch. Cut out 3-inch diameter disks.
- Put the disks in a lightly greased muffin tin and press down to make a cup.
- Divide the filling evenly among the cups.
- Bake 35-40 minutes or until puffed and starting to brown.