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Mini almond-morello tarts

This very simple recipe is a good way to use up leftover sweetcrust pastry. The tiny tarts are filled with almond cream and topped with a morello cherry (French Griottines are best, if you can get them).

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Last modified on: March 1^st 2020

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14 min.	10 min.	24 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Roll out 75 ml Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) thinly.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Line small tart tins or moulds.

Stage 3 - 3 min.

Divide out the almond cream into the tart cases.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Top each tart with a cherry and press it down into the filling.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Remarks

As this is a recipe for leftovers, the quantities are for guidance only, so do adapt these to what you have to hand.

The same basic idea can be varied in lots of ways by using different pastry, cream filling and garnish.

Keeping

A few days in an airtight tin.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,581 Kcal or 19,180 Kj	112 gr	577 gr	482 gr
170 %	32 %	40 %	54 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
3,344 Kcal or 14,001 Kj	82 gr	421 gr	352 gr
124 %	23 %	29 %	39 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,145 Kcal or 4,794 Kj	28 gr	144 gr	120 gr
42 %	8 %	10 %	14 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2700 k-calories or 11300 k-joules by day for a man (change to a woman).

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

How much will it cost?

For 4 pieces : 1.14 €
Per piece : 0.29 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apricot and almond cream tart, Strawberry tart, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Apple custard tart, Pistachio custard tart, ... All
	Almond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche slices with almond cream, Ramekins with almonds, apples and lemon, Rhubarb tart, Fondant-iced pithivier, Exotic fruit tart, ... All
	Griottine cherries: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Piped petits-fours, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Cherry and pistachio tarts, Black Forest gateau, Hazelnut and cherry financiers, ... All

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