Easy Heirloom Tomato Tartlets
- 1- 1/2 cup Flour
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1/4 teaspoons Black Pepper
- 8 Tablespoons Cold Butter, Cut Into Tablespoon-Sized Pieces
- 3 teaspoons Ice Water
- 8 whole Heirloom Tomatoes
- 1 whole White Onion
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 3 Tablespoons Fresh Thyme Leaves
- 1/4 cups Shaved Parmesan Cheese
- 1 whole Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Water
- Salt And Fresh Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
- For the dough:
- In a food processor, add flour, salt and pepper and pulse to remove lumps.
- Slowly add cold butter, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Pulse after adding each tablespoon of butter.
- Be sure not to over mix.
- Feel the dough to check texture.
- It should stick together when squeezed between your fingers.
- Add water if needed.
- Be sure dough is not too wet.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap, forming a ball, and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- For the tarts:
- 1.
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- 2.
- Slice tomatoes about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
- Slice onions paper thin, or as thinly as possible.
- Crush garlic cloves.
- 3.
- Roll out pie dough thinly on a lightly floured work surface, until it reaches about 1/8 inch thick.
- Be sure to use flour to keep dough from sticking to your work surface (I recommend a wood cutting board or your clean kitchen counter).
- Roll it into a long rectangle and slice into square pieces, about 2 inches by 2 inches.
- Brush off the pieces of dough to remove excess flour.
- 4.
- Place a slice of tomato on the center of each square of dough, top with onions, cheese, garlic, thyme, and a very small pinch of salt and cracked black pepper.
- 5.
- Crimp dough around the tomato slice to form a cute little package.
- Combine the egg and water in a small bowl and beat to combine.
- With a clean pastry brush, coat top of crimped dough with the egg wash. Place tartlets on the parchment-covered cookie sheet.
- Be sure to leave about 1 inch around each tartlet.
- 6.
- Cook for 14-16 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove pan from oven and set on a rack.
- Let the tartlets cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet before removing to a wire rack.
- Serve immediately or at room temperature.
flour, salt, black pepper, butter, water, tomatoes, white onion, garlic, thyme, parmesan cheese, egg, water, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/easy-heirloom-tomato-tartlets/ (may not work)