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Mirlitons

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

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Last modified on: August 19^th 2015

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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: 460 grams

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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.

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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.

Keeping

A few days in an airtight tin.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
784 Kcal or 3,282 Kj	31 gr	141 gr	122 gr
39 %	12 %	13 %	18 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
170 Kcal or 712 Kj	7 gr	31 gr	27 gr
9 %	3 %	3 %	4 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
39 Kcal or 163 Kj	2 gr	7 gr	6 gr
2 %	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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, Egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 20 pieces : 2.28 €
Per piece : 0.11 €

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Source

Based on a recipe by Gaston Lenôtre.

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: Vol-au-vent cases, Tomato feuilleté with pesto, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Koulibiak in pie dish, Epiphany galette, ... All
	Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Succès praliné (praline meringue), Chestnut moelleux, Linzer torte, Apricot blancmange, Marzipan (almond paste), ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vol-au-vent, Lobster Thermidor, Leopard cake, Feta and spinach brik pie, Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, ... All
	Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caramelised apple custards, French Family Cake, Gâteau Nantais, Pistachio tiramisu, Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, ... All

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