Apple & Stilton Tarts
Here is an oldy but a goody... Chef Nadene shares her Apple and Stilton Tart Recipe. Although this recipe is for an Entree size tart tin, at Nutmeg and Pepper we make Bite sized Mini Tartlets using a small Muffin tray or Individual Mini Tart Tins. You can also replace the Stilton with any Semi Soft Blue Cheese of your liking.
QTY 6 Entree serves or 12 small Tartlets
INGREDIENTS
| Pink Lady Apples, quartered, sliced | 4 | each |
| Organic Lemon, juice | 1 | each |
| Stilton or other Blue Cheese | 250 | grams |
| Thyme | a | sprig |
| Organic Nutmeg, grated | ¼ | tsp |
| Pepper, ground, fresh | to | taste |
| Thickened Cream | 150 | ml |
| Thyme, garnish, fresh | a | sprig |
| Spring Onions, lightly steamed | small | bunch |
| Walnuts | 1 | cup |
| Flour | 1.5 | cups |
| Butter, cubed | 125 | grams |
| Egg Yolk | 1 | each |
METHOD:
Preheat oven to 190C.
For Pastry: crush walnuts finely in a food processor, add flour and a pinch of salt, and process until mixture begins to cling together and remove from bowl. Knead gently, form into a long roll, enclose in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Cut into 6 equal pieces, roll each gently to fit individual 10cm tartlet tins, press dough into tins, trim sides and prick bases with a fork. Combine apples and lemon juice in a bowl, crumble in the stilton, add the thyme leaves, nutmeg, pepper and cream, then mix well. Spoon into pastry cases.
Bake the tartlets in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden.
Garnish: with thyme and serve with spring onions and walnut cream.
