Individual Pineapple Tartlettes
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 cup Chocolate Rum Ganache, recipe follows
- 4 canned pineapple rings or fresh pineapple cut into rings, and then into 6 pieces each
- 8 glaced cherries
- 1/3 cup apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon dark rum
- To make the tarts, dust a work-surface lightly with flour and roll the puff pastry a little thinner.
- Chill to let it rest about 20 minutes.
- With a very sharp knife, cut dough into 3-inch squares.
- Fold each square in half diagonally, forming an isosceles triangle.
- Lay triangle on a flat surface with the base closest to you.
- Starting at the base, cut a 1/4-inch wide band along each side of the triangle, stopping just before you reach the point.
- On a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, unfold the triangle.
- There should be a band around the entire square that is attached only at 2 opposing corners.
- Paint the band with water.
- Grab the band at the 2 detached corners and cross them over each other, creating a rim around the tart shell and a decorative loop at the 2 corners that are still attached.
- Press the band into the dough.
- Prick the bottom then chill again, for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Bake for 20 minutes in the top 1/3 of the oven until golden brown.
- Cool on the pan.
- Knock down the centers of the tart shells if needed.
- Once the tart shells have cooled, put 1 tablespoonful of the chocolate ganache into each of them.
- Cover the middle with sections of pineapple rings and place half cherries at the corners.
- Warm the apricot jam and water together, and brush it on to glaze the tarts.
- Let the glaze set up, and then serve as soon as possible.
- Place the chopped chocolate in a bowl.
- In a saucepan, heat the cream until boiling.
- Pour it over the chocolate and whisk well.
- Whisk in the rum and strain it into a bowl.
- Cover and chill overnight.
- This next day carefully whip it until stiff.
pastry, chocolate, pineapple, cherries, apricot jam, water, semisweet chocolate, heavy cream, dark rum
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/individual-pineapple-tartlettes-recipe.html (may not work)