Cranberry Walnut Tartlets

Serves: 3

Cody DuBuque

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

44

Sweetness

45

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

1

Egg

1 tsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Prepare tart shells: In an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy

2

Add egg and salt, and beat until combined

3

Add flour all at once, and slowly mix just until flour is evenly moistened

4

You don't want to mix until a ball forms around the beaters

5

Transfer to a plastic bag and form into a 6 inch log

6

Seal bag, pressing out any air, and refrigerate a minimum of 4 hours or as long as 4 days

7

Divide log into 8 parts

8

On a lightly floured board, roll dough into rounds to fit 8 individual tart pans, 3 inch round x 1 inch deep

9

The dough should be about 1/8 inch thick

10

Chill tart shells for 1/2 hour

11

Heat oven to 350 degrees F

12

Line tart shells with parchment paper and fill with pie weights or dry beans

13

Bake 10 minutes, remove foil and weights and bake shells 5 minutes longer

14

Remove and cool

15

Prepare tart filling: In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, corn syrup, eggs, butter and orange zest

16

Divide walnuts and cranberries evenly among the partially baked tart shells

17

Pour sugar mixture over walnuts and cranberries

18

Bake tarts 20 to 25 minutes or until crusts are golden

19

The edge of the filling will be firmer than the center

20

Cool tarts of wire racks and refrigerate until ready to serve

21

Remove cooled tarts from pans and serve