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Mirlitons

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

90 K 4/5 (19 reviews)

1 hour 20 min. difficulté

Easy

2.35 €

15 pieces

3 Ingredients

Last modified on: May 23^th 2023

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For 15 pieces, you will need:

1 8.8 oz puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
2 7.0 oz almond cream or frangipane
3 0.7 oz 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	300 RDI=120 %	1,700 RDI=160 %	1,640 RDI=250 %	1,910 RDI=100 %	7,990 RDI: 100 %
Per 100 g	70 RDI=30 %	380 RDI=40 %	360 RDI=60 %	420 RDI=20 %	1,780 RDI: 20 %
Per piece	20 RDI=8 %	110 RDI=10 %	110 RDI=20 %	130 RDI=6 %	530 RDI: 6 %

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 15 pieces : 2.35 €
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: Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Tomato and courgette tart, Quiche Bretonne, How to cook caramelized puff pastry well, Crisp apricot and pistachio tart, ... See them all 72

Almond cream or frangipane

You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Late summer tart with plums and apricots, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Tarte Bourdaloue, Mirlitons of Guipavas, Apricot and almond cream tart, ... See them all 15

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