Brown Sugar And Plum Mini Tarts Recipes

MINI PLUM TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 Degrees C (400F).Set the frozen pastry aside to thaw. Do not allow it to become too soft. Return it to the fridge to keep cool if necessary.
• In a medium-sized bowl, place the cream cheese, icing/powdered sugar, lemon zest and vanilla extract. Using hand-held electric beaters or a stand mixer, beat until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
• Halve the plums and remove the stone.Using a sharp knife, cut each plum half in thin slices about ½ cm (1/8"). Set aside.
• Use a 7cm (2 ½") round cookie cutter to cut 9 circles out of each sheet of pastry.
• Using a smaller cookie cutter, mark a circle about 1cm (¼") in from the edges of the pastry circles.
• Use a fork to prick the pastry inside the smaller circle.
• Dab about a teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture in the centre. Spread the filling inside the smaller circle of each pastry.
• Arrange the slices of plum on top of the cream cheese mixture.
• Brush the edges of the pastries with the beaten egg. Sprinkle the edges of each pastry with about a half teaspoon of demerara sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until the edges of the pastry are a lovely golden brown.
• Gently lift the pastries onto a cooling rack.Allow the pastry to cool a few minutes before serving. The plum will be very hot.The pastries are lovely served warm with our Vanilla Ice Cream.

BROWN SUGAR PLUM TART

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll pastry out onto a flat work surface. Line a tart tin with the pastry.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Sprinkle semolina evenly over the pastry. Place plum halves on top in a circular pattern. Sprinkle brown sugar over plums.
• Return tart to the oven and bake until plums are tender and pastry is golden, about 30 minutes. Serve warm or cold.

BROWN SUGAR AND PLUM MINI TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
• Combine plum slices and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Toss to combine.
• Lay out puff pastry sheet on a clean surface. Cut in half, horizontally and vertically, to create 4 squares. Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet.
• Arrange plum slices into 2 to 3 rows of a straight line (see photos above).
• Beat egg and 2 tbsp of water in a small dish. Brush edges of puff pastry with egg wash. Sprinkle edges with raw sugar. Place into oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until edges of puff pastry are golden and crisp.