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Mirlitons

Name: Mirlitons
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 15 pieces
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée); 200 g almond cream; 20 g icing sugar

Mirlitons are little puff-pastry tarts with an almond cream filling.

102 K 4/5 (19 reviews)

1 hour 20 min. difficulté

Easy

2.35 €

15 pieces

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: May 23^th 2023

For 15 pieces, you will need:

1 250 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 200 g almond cream
3 20 g icing sugar (optional)
Total weight: 450 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 30 min.

Resting: 30 min.

Cooking: 20 min.

All in all: 1 hour 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Roll out the puff pastry and line the tart tins or moulds, leaving a little pastry overhanging the edge.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 30 min.

Prick the bottoms with a fork and let them rest for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Trim off the excess pastry around the tart cases and stand them on a baking sheet.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Fill 3/4 full with almond cream.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes.

Decorate with a dusting of icing sugar.

Remarks

You can use another filling, such as pistachio cream, in this recipe.

Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.

Source: Based on a recipe by Gaston Lenôtre.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	260 RDI=100 %	1,570 RDI=150 %	1,580 RDI=240 %	2,210 RDI=110 %	9,230 RDI: 110 %
Per 100 g	60 RDI=20 %	350 RDI=30 %	350 RDI=50 %	490 RDI=30 %	2,050 RDI: 30 %
Per piece	20 RDI=7 %	100 RDI=10 %	110 RDI=20 %	150 RDI=7 %	620 RDI: 7 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, milk, Sulfites, Nuts, egg

How much will it cost?

For 15 pieces : 2.55 €
Per piece : 0.20 €

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Almond cream

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