Blue Cheese Pear Filling For Mini Tartlets German Recipes

BLUE CHEESE AND PEAR TARTLETS

Steps:

• Pre-bake phyllo shells according to package directions. Set aside to cool.
• Mix together blue cheese, pear, and cream. Season to taste with pepper. Spoon mixture into cooled shells.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Serve warm.

BLUE CHEESE & PEAR FILLING FOR MINI-TARTLETS (GERMAN)

Steps:

• Mash cheese w/a fork in a bowl. Mix in the celery + black pepper, gradually beat in the cream cheese & fold in the chives. Chill in the fridge till required.
• Peel, quarter & core pears 20-30 min b4 serving. Cut crossways into slices & mix w/the lemon juice to stop them turning brown (I usually use my pastry brush for this).
• Fill 18 pre-baked mini-tartlet shells w/the cheese mixture, stand a pear piece on top & sprinkle lightly w/poppy seeds (if using).

MINI BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Bake the tart shells according to instructions, do not let them get too brown. Cool them.In a chopper mix the sour cream & blue cheese.
• Stir in the snipped broccoli.
• You may now keep this in the fridge until 18 minutes before serving or go right ahead ith it.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place a tsp of filling in each tart shell.
• Place almond slices on top.
• Place tartlets on an oven proof tray.
• Bake for apprx 15 minutes or until the filling is heated through and has risen a bit and the almonds are golden.

BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Roll out pastry on floured board to form a 12 inch circle.
• Using a 3 inch cutter, cut rounds of dough.
• By reworking dough scraps, there should be 12 rounds.
• Grease the back of a 12-cup muffin pan.
• Fit rounds onto pan and part way up sides of cup – the pastry goes on the OUTSIDE of the cup, not the inside, pressing lightly to seal.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• If pastry has puffed up, press down lightly.
• Set aside to cool Reduce oven temperature to 350F.
• Remove pastry shells from backs of muffins pan and place upright on cookie sheet.
• Place ½ T of blue cheese in bottom of each shell.
• Combine eggs, cream, milk, grated cheese, nutmeg and salt.
• Divide mixture among shells, pouring almost to the top.
• Don’t overfill as cheese mixture will rise during baking.
• There may be a bit of leftover filling.
• Place filled shells in oven and bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned and firm.
• Serve hot or tepid.

APPLE-NUT BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add apple and onion; cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in blue cheese, 3 tablespoons walnuts and salt. Spoon a rounded tablespoonful into each tart shell. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts; bake until lightly browned, 2-3 minutes longer., Freeze option: Freeze cooled pastries in a freezer container, separating layers with waxed paper. To use, reheat pastries on a baking sheet in a preheated 350° oven until crisp and heated through.

PEAR AND BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place the frozen phyllo shells on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Melt the butter in a small skillet over medium-high heat.
• Place the pears in the skillet and cook, stirring for 1 minute to soften slightly.
• Sprinkle the sugar over the pears and let cook, stirring until they are completely soft, 2 minutes longer.
• Remove skillet from heat.
• Place 1 teaspoon of the pears and their juice in each phyllo shell.
• Top with a cube of blue cheese.
• Bake the tartlets until the cheese melts and the shells are crisp and golden brown 7 to 8 minutes.
• (You can also sprinkle finely chopped walnuts over tartlets before baking if desired).
• These tartlets can be made 1 day before and reheated in an oven at 350 degrees for 3 to 4 minutes.

BABY TARTS OF BLUE CHEESE (GERMAN AND VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Roll pastry to the thickness of a coin. Cut six 12-cm (5-in) rounds & fit into six 10-cm (4-in) tartlet tins or Yorkshire pudding tins. Press the dough rounds well into the sides to make sure they come up beyond the tin edges to allow for shrinkage.
• Line tart cases w/foil, fill w/baking beans or dried lentils & chill for 20 minutes.
• Saute leeks in oil for 5 min till softened & set aside to cool. Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6 (200C or 400F).
• Bake tart cases for 10 minutes. Then remove foil & beans (or lentils) & bake for another 5 minutes. Reduce oven temp to Gas Mark 4 (180C or 350F).
• Divide leeks + sauerkraut among the tart cases, drop in the crumbled or diced cheese & sprinkle w/the caraway or cumin seeds.
• Beat the egg, yolks + milk & pour into the tarts, forking the mixtures to distribute well.
• Return to the oven & bake for 20 min till risen & golden brown. Cool slightly b4 removing from the tins & serve warm.