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Mirlitons

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

92 K 4/5 (19 reviews)

1 hour 20 min. difficulté

Easy

2.35 €

5 pieces

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: May 23^th 2023

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For 5 pieces, you will need:

1 ½ cup puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 ¹⁄₃ cup almond cream or frangipane
3 1 ½ teaspoon icing sugar (optional)

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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	100 RDI=40 %	590 RDI=60 %	560 RDI=90 %	660 RDI=30 %	2,750 RDI: 30 %
Per 100 g	70 RDI=30 %	380 RDI=40 %	360 RDI=60 %	420 RDI=20 %	1,770 RDI: 20 %
Per piece	20 RDI=8 %	120 RDI=10 %	110 RDI=20 %	130 RDI=7 %	550 RDI: 7 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

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

How much will it cost?

For 5 pieces : 0.85 €
Per piece : 0.20 €

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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: Apple Pie, Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Olive twists, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Chicken pie, ... See them all 72

Almond cream or frangipane

You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Rhubarb tart, Mirlitons of Guipavas, Apple-almond shortbread tart, Ramekins with almonds, apples and lemon, ... See them all 15

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