Tasty Tartlet Tuesday
These scrumptious little tarts will satisfy your craving for chocolate and baked goods. Warning: you might become the family favourite after debuting this delectable creation.
Tasty Tartlets with NUTELLA® and Raspberries
Difficulty: ⅔
Time: 1hr
Serves: 6
Ingredients for the bases:
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2 cups plain flour
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1 tsp baking powder
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125g butter, softened and cut into pieces
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½ cup sugar
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1 egg yolk
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1 egg
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Zest of 1 lemon
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Pinch of salt
To serve:
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90g Nutella® (15g/portion)
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Fresh raspberries or strawberries
Method:
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Put the flour and baking powder into a pile on the pastry board. Add the softened butter in pieces in the middle. Mix quickly to make a pile of ‘crumbs’, then add the sugar, yolk and egg, lemon zest and a pinch of salt to the crumbs. Mix everything together quickly, forming a ball. Wrap it in a cloth or plastic wrap and put it in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 180℃. To create your tartlet shapes, use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to a thickness of 5mm and cut out circles slightly larger than the individual tins that you’re going to use.
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Put the dough into the greased tins. To prevent the tartlets from swelling up too much, prick the dough a few times with the prongs of a fork. Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes. Afterwards, remove the tartlets from the cases and let them cool.
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Fill each little tartlet with a tablespoon of Nutella® and serve with a smattering of colourful fresh raspberries or strawberries
Chef’s Tip:
While not essential, you can use pastry weights to hold the bases down while cooking.
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