Savoury Afternoon-Tea / Picnic Tarts / Quiches
- butter, for greasing
- 12 ounces ready-to-roll shortcrust pastry
- flour, for dusting
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 whole eggs
- 23 cup single cream
- flaked sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 3 12 ounces mild goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon basil leaves, shredded
- 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 3 12 ounces cooked ham, cut into small pieces
- 3 12 ounces mature cheddar cheese, grated
- 2 teaspoons coarse grain mustard
- Preheat the oven to 350F and lightly butter a 12-hole deep muffin tin.
- Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface.
- Using a 4-5in pastry cutter, cut out 12 circles.
- Loosely press them into the muffin tin, retaining a frilly or wobbly edge to them, rather than pressing in firmly around the edges.
- Chill in the refrigerator.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the egg yolks, whole eggs and cream and season with salt and pepper.
- This is your basic mixture, ready to add your chosen flavours.
- If you are doing the goat cheese and tomato filling, crumble the goat cheese into the chilled pastry cases and scatter over the basil.
- Pour over the egg mixture and then top each tart with thin slices of tomato.
- If you are doing the ham, cheddar and mustard filling, stir the ham, cheese and mustard into the egg mixture and divide it between the chilled pastry cases.
- Place the tarts in the oven for 30-35 minutes until the pastry is lightly golden and the eggs have set.
- Cool for about 10 minutes before removing from the tin.
- Serve warm or cold as a savoury afternoon treat.
butter, pastry, flour, egg yolks, eggs, cream, salt, goat cheese, basil, tomatoes, ham, cheddar cheese, coarse grain mustard
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/savoury-afternoon-tea-picnic-tarts-quiches-239969 (may not work)