Savoury Tartlets Recipe

You will need :-

2 hard-boiled eggs

6 oz. short crust pastry

1 oz. butter

1 oz. flour

1 5.5 oz. can evaporated milk

4 oz. fresh or frozen prawns, peeled

2 oz. peas, cooked

salt and pepper to taste

1 dessertspoon lemon juice

 

Preparation Time :- 20 minutes

 

Cooking Time : - 20 minutes

 

Oven Setting :-  350ºF; Gas Mark 4 

 

Shell and chop hard-boiled egg roughly. Roll out pastry thinly. Cut out 12 tartlets cases with a 3-inch fluted cutter (see Quick Tip below). Use to line patty tins. Bake 'blind' in a moderately hot oven for 20 minutes.

 

Meanwhile, melt the butter, stir in the flour and cook, stirring for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, add evaporated milk make up to 1/2 pint with water. Return to heat and cook for a further few minutes, stirring. Add chopped hard-boiled egg, half the prawns and the cooked peas. Stir in seasoning to taste and lemon juice (Use more lemon juice if liked).

 

Pour filling into empty tartlet cases. To decorate, top the tartlets with reserved prawns.

Note : Filling can be varied. Chopped ham can be substituted for prawns, or cooked mushrooms for the egg, fro instance.  Serves 4.

 

Quick Tip

 

To cut out clean shapes: dip fluted cutter into flour each time before using. If a plain cutter is used, give a slight twist when cutting.

 

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