Dessert : Cheese Tarts

A) SWEET SHORTCRUST PASTRY

(This pastry is used for egg tarts, cheese tarts, blueberry almond tarts, hazelnut tarts, fruit tartlets etc.)

Ingredients :

125 gm butter

63 gm icing sugar

250 gm all purpose flour

1 egg yolk

half teaspoon of vanilla essence

1 tbsp water

Method:

- Sift flour and sugar into mixing bowl.

- Rub butter into flour mixture until resembles coarse crumbles.

- Add in egg yolk, vanilla essence and water.

- Shape dough into ball and refrigerate before use.

B) CHEESE TARTS FILLING

Ingredients :

250 gm cream cheese (Philadelphia cream cheese)

20 gm butter

60 gm granulated sugar

1 egg

Method :

- Beat cheese, butter and sugar together till fluffy, add in egg and beat until well mixed.

- Pour mixture into baked tart shells.

- Bake at 180°C for 10 minutes.

Feel free to add blueberry jam, strawberry jam or chocolate topping.

Actual recipe taken from : http://www.bakewithyen.com/recipes/book3/book3-pg2.pdf

My verdict : Quite an easy recipe to follow, delicious and turned out perfectly every time.