Blue Cheese Appetizer Tart |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 37 Minutes |
Ready In: 37 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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Courtesy of , this recipe sounds almost too good to be true! Ingredients:
crust |
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 cup cold butter, in chunks |
4 to 5 tablespoons ice water |
filling |
8 ounce cream cheese, siftened |
1/3 cup blue cheese, crumbled |
1/4 cup whipping cream |
1 large egg, slightly beaten |
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground pepper |
1/3 cup roasted red peppers, chopped |
3 tablespoons pine nuts or your favorite nut, toasted and chopped |
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Place flour in large bowl OR bowl of food processor.
3. Cut in butter with pastry blender OR pulse in processor to coarse crumbs.
4. Mix in water until flour is just moistened OR pulse until dough pulls aways from sides of processor and forms a ball.
5. Shape dough into a ball.
6. Roll pastry on lightly floured surface to a 12 circle.
7. Place pastry into a 9 or 10 tart pan with removable bottom OR a pie pan.
8. Press firmly onto bottom and up sides of pan.
9. Cut away excess pastry.
10. Prick pastry all over with a fork.
11. Line pastry with aluminum foil. Pour dry beans on top of foil.
12. Bake 17 to 22 minutes OR until lightly browned.
13. Meanwhile, combine cream cheese and blue cheese in a large bowl.
14. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
15. While beating, gradually add the whipping cream, egg and pepper.
16. Blend well.
17. Spread into baked pastry shell.
18. Sprinkle with roasted red pepper, pine nuts and parsley.
19. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes OR until filling is set.
20. Let stand 20 minutes before serving.
21. Cut into wedges.
22. Store leftovers covered and refrigerated.
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