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Mirlitons

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

45,1114.1/5 for 17 ratings

Last modified on: August 19^th 2015

For 20 pieces, you will need:

1 250 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 2 eggs
3 40 g cream
4 10 g Vanilla sugar
5 20 g caster sugar
6 40 g ground almonds
7 20 g icing sugar (optional)
Total weight: 480 grams

Change those ingredients for: 10 pieces 20 pieces 40 pieces 60 pieces

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
37 min.	30 min.	20 min.	1 hour 27 min.

Keeping: A few days in an airtight tin.

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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 of the tart cases with a fork and leave to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Put into a bowl: 2 eggs, 40 g cream, 10 g Vanilla sugar, 20 g caster sugar and 40 g ground almonds.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Mix together with a whisk.

Stage 5 - 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 6 - 5 min.

Fill 3/4 full with almond cream.

Stage 7 - 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes.

Decorate with a dusting of icing sugar.

Remarks

These are quicker to make if you use an almond cream or frangipane made in advance.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,754 Kcal or 7,344 Kj	31 gr	141 gr	122 gr
88 %	12 %	13 %	18 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
365 Kcal or 1,528 Kj	7 gr	29 gr	25 gr
18 %	3 %	3 %	4 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
88 Kcal or 368 Kj	2 gr	7 gr	6 gr
4 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 20 pieces : 2.35 €
Per piece : 0.12 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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Source

Based on a recipe by Gaston Lenôtre.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin endive tart, Apple and pear tart, Leek and artichoke tart à la piémontaise, Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins, Vegetable pie, ... All
	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Arlesian Biscuits, Amaretti, Apple Strudel, Financiers, Moist chocolate cake, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) purée, Croque-monsieur gourmand, Green bean purée, Courgettes (zuchinis) , ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Chocolate and matcha tea biscuits, Lime (or lemon) curd, Strawberry and rhubarb crumble, Toffee apple upside-down cake, ... All

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