February 3, 2010

Passion Fruit Meringue Tartlets

Ingrients & Directions Passion fruit curd: 7 lg Egg yolks 2 lg Eggs 3/4 c Granulated sugar 3/4 c Passion fruit juice 6 Prebaked (4-inch) tartlet -shells (recipe follows) MERINGUE 6 lg Egg whites 1 1/2 c Granulated sugar For the curd: Fill a medium saucepan 1/3 full of water.…

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February 3, 2010

Strawberry Almond Tart

Ingrients & Directions 1 Stick unsalted butter 1/4 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 1 Egg yolk 1 1/4 c Cake flour Strawberry Filling: 1 pt Strawberries, rinsed, hulled And sliced Almond Filling: 1/4 lb Almond paste 1/4 c Sugar 1 Egg yolk 1 ts Grated lemon zest 1/2 Stick…

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February 1, 2010

Tangerine Tart

Ingrients & Directions 1 c Graham cracker crumbs 1/2 Stick unsalted butter, Melted 5 c Sliced tangerines, rind Removed 1 c Sugar 1/2 ts Vanilla 3 tb Cornstarch 2 tb Brandy 1/2 c Spiced whipped cream Fresh mint sprigs Shaker of powdered sugar For the crust: In the bottom of…

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January 31, 2010

Salmon Tartare

Ingrients & Directions 4 oz Smoked salmon, julienned 1 ts Capers chopped 1 tb Homemade or prepared Mayonnaise 1 ts Chopped dill 1 ts Minced shallots Juice of 1/2 lemon Salt and pepper 8 sm Pumpernickel croutons, Toasted 8 sm Dill sprigs Combine salmon, capers, mayonnaise, dill and shallots. Taste,…

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January 30, 2010

Fall Gingered Pear Tart Tatin

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Sugar-divided, plus 1/3 cup 8 Firm ripe pears (Bosc or -Comice) 1 c Butter --cut into 16 pieces 3 tb Peeled fresh ginger, minced 1 Unbaked pie shell (10 or -11-inch) Creme Fraiche or sour cream, -optional In medium saucepan with heavy bottom, combine 2…

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January 30, 2010

Guava Cheese Tart

Ingrients & Directions 6 oz (3/4 cup) cream cheese, at Room temperature l Cup grated panela or Dry-curd farmer cheese 2 (1/2-pound) pieces puff Pastry, each cut into a 12 Inch circle. 1 Egg, lightly beaten 2/3 c Guava paste or other fruit Jam or puree mixed with 1/4 c…

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January 28, 2010

Espresso Mini-tarts

Ingrients & Directions FF Butter Cookie Recipe Beat 1 Tbls. instant espresso coffee powder into dough; press into tiny fluted tartlet pans. Place pans on cookie sheets; bake 10 minutes. Unmold; cool. Turn cookies so wide end is down; top each with 1/2 tsp. melted white chocolate (3 oz). File…

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January 28, 2010

Lemon Tart With Honey Almond Crust

Ingrients & Directions 1 1/2 c Flour 1/2 c Finely chopped almonds 1/2 c Cold butter, cut into 1/4 Inch cubes 3 tb Honey Filling: 6 Eggs 4 Egg yolks 1 1/2 c Milk 1 1/2 c Cream Zest of 6 lemons 1 c Sugar Preheat oven to 425 degrees…

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January 25, 2010

Ember Day Tart

Ingrients & Directions 9 oz Wholeweat or whole meal Pastry* 1 1/2 oz Butter 6 oz Onions, roughly chopped 1 tb Dried sage 2 Handfuls fresh parsley, Chopped roughly 3 oz Well flavoured cheese, Grated 3 Eggs Salt Pepper 1/2 ts Each ground cinnamon, Ginger 3/4 c Milk 1 1/2…

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January 25, 2010

Lemon Curd Tartelettes

Ingrients & Directions Sugar dough Tartelette molds (miniature) Grated rind of 3 lemons 6 oz Lemon juice (about 5 Lemons) 1 3/4 c Granulated sugar 5 lg Eggs 2 oz (1/2 stick) melted butter Mix together sugar and eggs. Mix in lemon rind and lemon juice. Add melted butter. Cook…

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