Walnut and Chocolate Tassies
- 1 x nonstick cooking spray
- 1 cup flour, all-purpose
- 1 dash salt
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted, chilled, cut into small pieces
- 3 ounces cream cheese (reduced-fat) chilled, cut into small pieces
- 3/4 cup walnuts chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar granulated
- 1 ounce chocolate (semi-sweet) semi-sweet, chopped
- 1 large eggs
- 1 egg egg whites lightly beaten with egg
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar, light
- 2 1/2 teaspoons dark rum
- To prepare crust:
- Coat 2 minimuffin tins (1 3/4 inches in diameter, with 12 molds each) with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
- Place flour and salt in bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade.
- Add butter and cream cheese; process for several seconds, pulsing machine on and off, until mixture resembles rolled oats.
- (Alternately, by hand, place ingredients in mixing bowl and use pastry blender or 2 table knives to cut butter and cream cheese into flour.)
- Place mixture on lightly floured work surface; gather together a small amount to form into ball.
- To ensure even blending of fat and flour, smear ball of dough onto work surface with heel of hand.
- Repeat technique with remaining mixture.
- Gather dough into single mass and flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Divide dough into 24 pieces.
- Place each piece into muffin mold, pressing dough firmly onto bottom and sides to form tart shells.
- To prepare filling: Mix together nuts, sugar, chocolate and eggs in small bowl.
- Divide mixture among prepared tart shells.
- Bake tarts until crusts are golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Let cool 5 minutes, then unmold.
- Tarts can be served warm or cool.
- (Tarts can be made 1 day ahead.
- Keep in airtight container at room temperature.)
- When ready to serve, whip cream until soft peaks form.
- Gradually beat in brown sugar.
- Stir in rum.
- Whip until firm peaks form.
- Transfer to serving bowl.
- Arrange.
nonstick cooking spray, flour, salt, butter, cream cheese, walnuts, sugar, chocolate, eggs, egg egg whites, heavy whipping cream, brown sugar, dark rum
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/walnut-chocolate-tassies-41314 (may not work)