Puff Pastry Tartlets with Zucchini recipe

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08/04/2011

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Puff Pastry Tartlets with Zucchini recipe

A great finger food or cocktail snack - this recipe for Puff Pastry Tartlets with Zucchini and sundried tomato will keep your guests coming back.

Ingredients

1 package (2 sheets) puff pastry, defrosted according to package directions
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup slow-roasted tomato halves (or oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes)
4 tsp whipped cream cheese
14 thin slices of zucchini
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Fresh black pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Directions

Preheat oven to 200C. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a Silpat (silicone liner) or parchment paper, and set aside.

Remove defrosted puff pastry from its wrapping. Dust your countertop with some of the flour (a tablespoon or two), and unfold one sheet of pastry. With a rolling pin, roll the pastry just slightly thinner than it comes; don't worry about repairing the seams, as you'll cut around them. Add flour as needed to keep the pastry from sticking.

Using a 4-inch round cookie cutter, pastry cutter, or drinking glass, cut out 6-7 pastry circles and place on the baking sheet. Repeat with the second sheet of pastry. Do not reroll the scraps; discard, or sprinkle with sugar and bake for a treat for the cook!

With a fork, prick lots of holes in the pastry rounds, MAKING SURE to keep a 1/2-inch/2cm border unpricked all the way around.

In a blender, combine the slow-roasted tomato halves and cream cheese, and process into a smooth paste. Spread this mixture in the center of each pastry round. (You'll have leftover filling; freeze it for another time, or spread it on a sandwich.)

Top each round with a slice of zucchini, a few leaves of thyme, a sprinkling of parmesan cheese, a bit of black pepper and a drop or two of olive oil. (At this point, you can refrigerate until ready to bake.)

Bake at 200C for 10 minutes, until the pastry is puffed and lightly golden. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Servings

Makes 12- 14

Difficulty

Puff Pastry Tartlets with Zucchini recipe

Recipe provided by The Perfect Pantry.
All text and photographs copyright Lydia Walshin 2006-2010 - licensed under Creative Commons.

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