Fruit Tartlets in Pistachio Phyllo Shells
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons shelled pistachios
- 3 phyllo sheets, thawed if frozen
- 1 1/2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar, or to taste
- 1/2 small peach
- 1 cup assorted berries
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- Preheat oven to 375F and butter four 1/2-cup muffin cups.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter and cool.
- In a shallow baking pan toast pistachios in middle of oven, shaking pan occasionally, until golden, about 10 minutes.
- Cool nuts and finely chop.
- On a work surface stack phyllo sheets and cut out four 6-inch squares (for a total of 12 single-sheet squares), discarding scraps.
- Stack phyllo squares between 2 sheets of wax paper and cover with a kitchen towel.
- Line each buttered muffin cup with 1 phyllo square, pressing into bottom (dont worry if pastry rips).
- Fold in pastry overhang and brush inside and edges with some melted butter.
- In a small bowl stir together 1 tablespoon nuts and 1 tablespoon brown sugar.
- Sprinkle bottom of each pastry shell with teaspoon mixture.
- Make 2 more layers of phyllo, butter, nuts, and sugar in same manner.
- Bake shells in middle of oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
- Carefully lift shells out of pan and transfer to a rack to cool slightly.
- While shells are baking, cut peach into 1/2-inch-thick wedges and halve wedges crosswise.
- In a bowl toss peach and berries with honey, lemon juice, and vanilla and let stand at room temperature, stirring occasionally, at least 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl stir together sour cream and remaining brown sugar to taste.
- Just before serving, divide sour-cream mixture among shells and with a slotted spoon fill shells with fruit.
- Drizzle fruit and serving plates with some of remaining fruit juices in bowl.
- Sprinkle remaining nuts over tartlets.
unsalted butter, pistachios, phyllo sheets, brown sugar, peach, berries, honey, lemon juice, vanilla, sour cream
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fruit-tartlets-in-pistachio-phyllo-shells-101561 (may not work)