Caerphilly Cheese And Caramelised Leek Tarts Recipe

• 225 gm Plain Flour A Healthy pinch of Salt
• 100 gm Unsalted Butter
• 4 Tbsp. Water Filling
• 2 Tbsp. Butter
• 2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• 5 med Leeks, (cleaned and cut into thin strips)
• 3 Tbsp. Madeira Sherry
• 10 gm Caerphilly Cheese

1. 1.
2. Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl, rub in the butter till it resembles fine breadcrumbs and season with freshly grnd black pepper.
3. Beat the egg with the lowfat milk and work into the mix to create a dough.
4. Wrap in cling film and leave to rest for at least 30 min.
5. 2.
6. Heat the butter and heat the oil in a large based frying pan over a medium heat.
7. Add in the leeks and cook, stirring till soft.
8. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 25 min or possibly till the leeks have caramelised.
9. Stir in the Madeira and continue to cook, stirring for 4 min or possibly till soft.
10. Put to one side.
11. 3.
12. Roll out the pastry to 4mm and use to line 6 x 3 inch flan tin, trim the edges and prick the base.
13. Chill for 10 min.
14. 4.
15. Preheat the oven to 180 c / 350 f .
16. Line the pastry cases with greaseproof paper and beans and bake for 15 min, remove the greaseproof paper and beans and return to the oven for a further 10 min.
17. Remove from the tins and place on a baking sheet.
18. 5.
19. Preheat the grill to medium.
20. Spoon the leeks into the pastry cases, season with salt, freshly grnd black pepper and lots of freshly minced parsley.
21. Crumble the Caerphilly cheese over the top and put under the preheated grill for 2 min or possibly till the cheese has melted.
22. 6.
23. Serve warm with a fresh salad.

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Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/caerphilly-cheese-and-caramelised-leek-tarts-96987 (may not work)