Strawberry Cheese Pastry Tarts

Ingredients

1/2 cup cold butter, cut in pieces
6 tablespoons sour cream
Sugar glaze, recipe follows
1 pkg. (3 oz.) cream cheese
1/4 cup unsifted powdered sugar
2 teaspoons strawberry jam
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

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Combine 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a small pan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and glaze just comes to a boil. Use hot.
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Beat together:
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1. With a pastry blender or your fingers, work butter into flour until fine crumbs form. Stir in sour cream to stiff dough.
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2. Cover dough. Chill at least 1 hour.
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3. Cut dough in half. Roll out one portion at a time on a floured board to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 2 equal rectangles.
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4. Reroll scraps to make 2 more rectangles.
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5. Arrange rectangles on an ungreased rimmed baking pan. Brush tops with sugar glaze.
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6. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
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7. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on pastries. Arrange sliced strawberries on tops.
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8. Melt chocolate in a small pan, stirring constantly. With a spoon, drizzle chocolate over strawberries.

Tools

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Yield:

2.0 servings

Added:

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 11:55pm

Creator:

Anonymous

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