Cream-Filled Tartlets: A Sweet Tooth's Delight

The most delicate dessert with cream! A holiday for those with a sweet tooth! Tartlets with sweet filling will appeal to all lovers of desserts with custard. This is a very tender, melt-in-your-mouth delicacy! You can decorate it with any berries or soft fruits. This will give a special additional taste and an elegant look.
cook time: 1h 30 min
Freya Ashford
Cream-Filled Tartlets: A Sweet Tooth's Delight

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

222
Calories
11g
Fat
24g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (18 portions)

For dough:

Wheat flour 300 g
Butter 150 g
Eggs 1 pc
Salt to taste
Sugar 40 g

For cream:

Egg yolks 5 pc
Milk 500 ml
Sugar 50 g
Vanilla sugar 1.5 tsp
Wheat flour 50 g

For decoration:

Strawberry 6 pc
Kiwi 1 pc
Tangerines 1 pc
Grape 40 g
Blueberry 50 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make tartlets with sweet filling? First prepare the tartlets. Measure out the necessary ingredients for the shortcrust pastry. The butter should be cold.

Step 2

Step 2
Sift the flour into a suitable size bowl. Add salt, sugar, mix everything.

Step 3

Step 3
Grate cold butter into the mixture of dry ingredients on a coarse grater.

Step 4

Step 4
Grind everything with your hands until it becomes crumbly. Do this quickly so that the butter does not have time to melt from the heat of your hands.

Step 5

Step 5
Beat the egg until smooth.

Step 6

Step 6
Add the beaten egg to the butter crumbs and stir.

Step 7

Step 7
Quickly knead the shortbread dough. Wrap it in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.

Step 8

Step 8
Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator and roll it into a layer about 0.5 cm thick. You can roll the dough between two layers of parchment. I find it easier to do this by placing the dough in a large plastic bag. After rolling, I cut the bag at the seams and remove the top layer.

Step 9

Step 9
Use a round cutter to cut out tartlet circles. Roll out the remaining dough again for cutting. My circles have a diameter of 10 cm. Their size will depend on the size of the molds used for baking the baskets. It is better if the diameter of the circles is slightly larger than the upper diameter of the molds.

Step 10

Step 10
Place each circle of dough into the mold, placing the dough on the sides.

Step 11

Step 11
Spread the dough over the sides and bottom of the mold, trim off any excess dough by gently pressing down on the top of the mold.

Step 12

Step 12
Prick the bottom of the molds with a fork to avoid any possible formation of bubbles during baking.

Step 13

Step 13
Bake the tartlets in an oven preheated to 190C for about 12 minutes. Baking mode and time may vary. Focus on the operating features of your oven. I got 18 tartlets.

Step 14

Step 14
Prepare the custard. Measure out all the ingredients for it according to the list. If you like a sweeter filling, you can increase the amount of sugar.

Step 15

Step 15
Combine egg yolks with sugar and vanilla sugar, whisk until smooth.

Step 16

Step 16
Add flour to the yolks. Rub until lumps disappear.

Step 17

Step 17
Pour about 120 ml of milk into the resulting mass, mix well until smooth.

Step 18

Step 18
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the remaining milk until hot. There is no need to bring it to a boil. Over medium heat, with constant stirring, pour in the flour mixture in a thin stream.

Step 19

Step 19
To prevent the eggs from curdling, do not stop stirring the cream. Continue cooking it over medium heat. Soon the cream will begin to thicken noticeably. At the end of cooking, reduce heat to low. The finished cream lazily drips from the spatula. After cooling, the cream will become thicker.

Step 20

Step 20
Remove the finished cream from the stove. To prevent a film from forming on the surface, cover the cream with cling film “in contact” and cool.

Step 21

Step 21
To decorate tartlets, you can use any berries and fruits with soft pulp. Choose according to your taste and desire. Wash and dry all berries and fruits.

Step 22

Step 22
Fill the tartlets with custard, decorate the top with berries or fruits and mint leaves. Bon appetit!

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