Goat Cheese Tartlets
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup rolled (old-fashioned) oats
- 4 tbsp cold butter, diced
- 34 tbsp iced water
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1/3 cup Greek-style yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp finely chopped chives
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 oz (85g) crumbled goat cheese
- Four 4 in (10cm) tartlet pans with removable bottoms
- Parchment paper
- Baking beans
- To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
- Stir in the oats.
- Add the butter and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture looks like coarse bread crumbs.
- Stir in enough of the water for the dough to hold together.
- Gather into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Have ready four 4in (10cm) tart pans with removable bottoms.
- Divide the dough into 6 portions, and roll out each on a lightly floured work surface into a 1/8 in (3mm) thick round.
- Line each pan with a round, trimming the excess dough.
- Prick the dough with a fork.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 400F (200C).
- Line each tart pan with parchment paper and fill with baking beans.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove the paper and beans and bake until the crusts are lightly browned, about 5 minutes more.
- Remove the pans from the oven.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 350F (180C).
- Whisk the milk, yogurt, eggs, and chives in a large glass measuring cup, and season with salt and pepper.
- Divide the cheese evenly among the pastry shells, and carefully pour in the milk mixture.
- Bake for 2025 minutes, until the filling is lightly set and beginning to brown.
- Variation:
- Sun-dried Tomato and Goat Cheese Tartlets: Add some chopped sun-dried tomatoes to the pastry shells with the goat cheese.
- Or spread each pastry shell with 1 tbsp store-bought tomato chutney before adding the cheese.
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Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/goat-cheese-tartlets (may not work)