Mini tartlets

Instructions

1. You can use wholemeal flour if you prefer !
2. Sift the flour and icing sugar into a large bowl
3. Crumble the butter into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs
4. Add a bit of water, a tsp at a time and bring together without kneading ,to a dough If it's too wet,sprinkle a bit of flour,too dry,add a bit of water.
5. Wrap it in cling film and flatten it slightly
6. Chill it for about 20 mts
7. Pre heat oven to 180 degrees C
8. When you are ready to use ,roll it out and cut into small rounds and place inside greased tart cases
9. Prick them slightly with a fork and bake until golden...about 10 mts or so Let cool and store them in an airtight tin.
10. If you want to make chocolate bases,you can make it 105 g flour and 20g cocoa...or lessen the cocoa ratio ,if you prefer say 110g flour to 15 g cocoa powder.
11. Fillings :-
12. One simply has to have a chocolate filled tart...it's unthinkable not to...a simple filling of melted dark chocolate or a more complex mousse filling or a decadent nutella filling...up to you...mine is a melted dark choc filling-double boiling method !
13. Simply melt chocolate in a clean bowl over a pan of hot water
14. The second is a thick yoghurt and honey filling topped with strawberries
15. The third is a filling of mixed caramelised nuts,walnuts,almonds and cashew nuts ! YUM ! To 5 Tbsp of sugar,add a Tbsp of water and place on low heat,gently swirl the pan,until the sugar melts...when it starts turning colour,take off the fire and quickly add in the nuts and mix well through until well coated...these you need to fill into the tart bases right away as the caramel hardens quite fast !
16. Pop them on a platter...dust a bit of icing sugar for the ooh la la effect and you have dessert fit for a queen !

• Course : Tea time
• Recipe Type : PLT Party Food
• Ingredient : Sugar