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Title: Maid of Honor Tartlets Post by: Mommom on July 25, 2007, 05:39:34 AM Maids of Honor Tartlets
From Cookery N’Orleans Style Cream Cheese Tart: 1 8-ounce Philadelphia cream cheese 1 1/3 sticks Parkay margarine 2 ½ cups all purpose flour Combine all ingredients until well blended. Cover and chill 2 hours. Almond Topping: 1 egg white Dash salt ½ cup sifted powdered sugar ½ cup ground blanched almonds ¼ teaspoon almond extract Sliced almonds (decoration) Filling: Raspberry or cherry jam Press 1 tablespoon of pastry into each 2-inch fluted tart pan. Spoon 1 teaspoon jam into each and chill. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, beat egg white and salt to soft peaks. Gradually beat in sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time. Continue beating until well blended and thick. Stir in ground almonds and extract. Spoon almond topping over filling in each tart shell. Decorate with a sliced almond. Bake 25-30 minutes until topping is puffy and golden. Carefully remove from pans and cool on wire racks. Cool completely. Yield: 26 tarts |