Swiss Tarts
Swiss Tarts are classic European pastry shells filled with jam or chocolate ganache and dredged with confectioners' sugar. These delightful pastry shells are tender and somewhat crumbly in texture. The tarts are usually filled with fruit jam, but they can be varied with custard or almond paste!
Equipment
Ingredients
For the pastry shells:
- 16 oz unsalted butter
- 4 oz caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 16 oz all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
For the filling and dredging:
- 5 tbsp grape jam
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a muffin tray with approximately 32 baking cups. Prepare the ingredients. Sift the flour with the salt and split them into two portions.
- Beat the butter and sugar in a stand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract and beat again. Add one-half of the flour and beat well until fluffy. Mix in the other half of the flour and beat for 3 minutes.
- Fill a piping bag (fitted with a large star nozzle) with the mixture. Pipe the shells in baking cups and place them in a muffin tray. Bake the tarts for 10-12 minutes or until slightly golden brown on the edges.
- Allow the tarts to cool. Put a little jam in the center and dredge with confectioners' sugar after they have cooled. Serve with espresso coffee or tea.
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Notes
- You need baking cups for this recipe, but you could still use small madeleine molds or greased muffin trays.
- You could fill the tarts with raspberry, strawberry, or cherry jam. Chocolate ganache, almond paste or even custard filling can be used.
- You can use almond essence or lavender seeds to flavor the shells.
Nutrition
Calories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 21mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 354IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg
