Apple Nut Blue Cheese Tartlets Recipes

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.

APPLE AND GRUYèRE CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Unroll pie crusts; roll each crust into 12-inch round. Using 3 1/2-inch round cutter, cut 10 rounds from each crust, rerolling dough if necessary. Press each round into ungreased regular-size muffin cup.
• In medium bowl, mix apple and cheese cubes; set aside.
• In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add shallots, cook 2 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove from heat; stir into apple mixture. Spoon heaping tablespoon apple-shallot mixture into each cup.
• Bake 24 to 27 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is melted. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir nuts, cranberries and thyme. Spoon about 1 teaspoonful nut mixture over each tart. If desired, garnish tarts with additional thyme sprigs. Serve warm or cool.

BLUE CHEESE-APPLE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. On ungreased cookie sheet, place phyllo shells.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook apple in butter 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Remove from heat; stir in walnuts and nutmeg. Stir in blue cheese. Divide mixture evenly among phyllo shells.
• Bake 8 minutes or until cheese is melted and tartlets are warm. Garnish with thyme.

ROASTED APPLE, SHALLOT AND BLUE CHEESE TART

Steps:

• Place 3/4 cup lukewarm water in a large bowl. Sprinkle yeast and sugar over water. Let stand until frothy, about 5 minutes.
• In another large bowl, whisk together both flours, cornmeal and 8 grams (1 3/4 teaspoons) salt. Make a well in center of dry ingredients; stir in yeast mixture and 1/3 cup oil until mixture is combined. If the dough seems dry, add a little more water. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently until dough is smooth and elastic, about 7 to 10 minutes. Or, knead in a mixer or food processor fit with the dough blade for 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Allow to rest at room temperature until dough has doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• While dough rises, heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, toss together apples, shallots, 1/4 cup oil, 2 grams ( 1/2 teaspoon) salt, the black pepper and thyme. Spread onto two large baking sheets. Roast, tossing occasionally, until mixture is tender and golden, about 30 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees. Lightly oil a large rimmed baking sheet. Punch down dough and transfer to baking sheet. Using a rolling pin or your fingers, roll or stretch dough to make an even layer about 3/16-inch thick. Scatter apple-shallot mixture over crust. Scatter cheese on top. Drizzle with oil and season with flaky sea salt and black pepper. Transfer pan to oven and bake until crust is golden brown and cheese is just melted, 17 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly, then cut into squares and serve.

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 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 WALNUT TART

Steps:

• Prebake tart shell and brush warm shell with apricot preserves. (SQ note - Baking time was not included in this recipe but listening to reviewers leads me to think that 15 minutes at 350F should be about right.).
• Peel, core and slice apples.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Arrange apple slices in tart shell.
• Scatter walnuts on top of fruit.
• Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon in small bowl.
• Add butter and work with fingers to form a crumb topping.
• Sprinkle over tart.
• Bake at 400 for about 40 minutes or until top is golden brown.

BALSAMIC CHICORY, PINE NUT & BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Tip the chicory halves into a small roasting tin and drizzle over the vinegar and oil. Toss well to coat the chicory leaves, then season and scatter in the rosemary. Arrange the chicory, cut-side up, in the tin, and sprinkle over the sugar. Roast for 20 mins until the stalks are just tender when pressed with a knife, and the leaves look soft and wilted. Leave to cool while you make the tartlets, then drain off any excess liquid from the tin.
• Unroll the pastry sheets onto two baking sheets lined with baking parchment. Cut each into four rectangles, then arrange on the sheets so there's a little space between them. Score a 1cm border on each rectangle with a blunt knife. Season the crème fraîche, then spoon into the middle of each tartlet, spreading it to the border. Scatter about half the cheese inside the borders of the tartlets, then top each with a chicory half, leaving any juices in the roasting tin. Top with the remaining cheese and bake for 20 mins until the pastry is puffed up and golden, and the cheese is melted and bubbling. Scatter with the pine nuts and bake for another 5 mins until golden and toasted. Leave to cool for 5-10 mins before serving.

REDUCED FAT BUTTER TART AND APPLE NUT ROLL

Steps:

• Place brown sugar, currants, pecans, grated apple, 3 tablespoons butter, cream cheese, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and pinch of salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Leave to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
• Reserve about 1 tablespoon of the 2 beaten eggs for topping. Whisk a small amount of the warm apple mixture into the remaining beaten eggs; whisk the egg mixture into the apple mixture. Return saucepan to low heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, until apple mixture is thickened to the consistency of jam, about 5 minutes. Set filling mixture aside to cool, about 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet.
• Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble, about 3 minutes. Remove milk mixture from heat; stir in sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, and yogurt. Set milk mixture aside to cool until lukewarm, about 10 minutes; stir in 1 beaten egg and yeast.
• Pour milk mixture into a large bowl; stir in the flour gradually until a soft dough forms. Divide dough into two balls; roll each ball out into an oval about 3/16-inch thick on a lightly floured surface, dusting with flour as needed to avoid sticking.
• Spread filling evenly over dough to within 2 inches of edges; roll up, jelly-roll style, and crimp the ends of rolls to close; transfer rolls to the prepared baking sheet. Using a sharp knife, make a few diagonal slits in the tops of the rolls. Whisk together the 1 teaspoon white sugar and reserved egg for topping; brush over the surface of the rolls.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes, turning the baking sheet halfway through baking time. Allow to cool at least 10 minutes before slicing.

APPLE-NUT BLUE CHEESE TARTLETS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a small nonstick skillet, sauté apple and onion in butter until tender. Remove from the heat; stir in the blue cheese, 3 tablespoons of walnuts, and salt. Spoon a rounded tablespoonful into each tart shell. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts; bake 2-3 minutes longer or until lightly bronwed.