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Blue Cheese Tartlets With Fig Jam and Walnuts
Bob Vivant
15 minutes
30 tartlets
BeginnerBlue cheese and fig jam go together like PB&J, but you can make these savory treats with any soft cheese and any filling. Not a blue cheese fan? Make the shells with goat cheese and fill them with a spicy strawberry jam.
Total Steps
7
Ingredients
7
Tools Needed
5
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Bob VivantIngredients
- fresh thyme leaves(optional)
- 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
- 1 whole orange, for zesting
- 1 cup fig jam
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 ounces blue cheese
Instructions
1
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease the cups of the mini muffin pans, unless you’re using non-stick pans.
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Step 2
In a medium bowl, cream together the blue cheese and butter. Add the flour and use your hands to bring the dough together in the bowl.
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Step 3
Divide the dough into 30 pieces and roll into balls.
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Step 4
Using lightly floured fingers, evenly press the dough against the sides of the mini tart pan until the dough rises slightly above the rim of the muffin cup.
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Step 5
15 minutes
Bake for 15 minutes, until golden brown. Cool in pans for 5 minutes. Remove shells to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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Step 6
Store cooled shells in an airtight container until ready to use.
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Step 7
Spoon jam into cooled tartlet shells. Sprinkle with toasted walnuts, orange zest, and thyme leaves if using.
Tools & Equipment
oven
mini muffin pans
medium bowl
wire rack
airtight container