Mini Tomato & Basil Tartlets
Recipe: #18265
March 27, 2015
Categories: Snacks, Cheese, Eggs, Appetizers, Australian, Baby Shower, Birthday Easter, Picnic, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Kid's Lunches, more
"I am not sure where I found this recipe, but I have been making them for years. These are great appetizer's and freeze so well. The family loves these for a quick and easy snack after work or school. Parmesan cheese can be substituted for cheddar if you prefer. Finely chopped spring onions, can also be added or substituted for basil. I have included tips on freezing below."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (47.6 g)
- Calories 192.5
- Total Fat - 13.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.8 g
- Cholesterol - 28.6 mg
- Sodium - 101 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 14.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 0.4 g
- Protein - 3.9 g
- Calcium - 29 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180°C.
Step 2
Grease two tartlet trays with 12 holes in each tray.
Step 3
Use a 7cm (3in) round cookie cutter to cut circles from the pastry then place into tartlet holes.
Step 4
Combine the tomatoes, basil and cheese in a bowl then divide the mixture between pastry shells.
Step 5
In another bowl whisk together the eggs and sour cream salt and pepper, then spoon a small amount into each pastry shell.
Step 6
Carefully stir each of the tartlets to combine the filling and the egg mixture.
Step 7
Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown. (If freezing see cooking tip below.).
Step 8
Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Step 9
TIP~ If the filling is cooked but the underside of the pastry is still uncooked as some ovens will cook pastry better than others, place them upside-down on an oven tray and brown briefly under the grill. Be careful that they don't burn.
Step 10
IF FREEZING ~.
Step 11
Cook tartlets until just lightly browned and filling is just firm.
Step 12
TO FREEZE.:.
Step 13
Let tartlets completely cool and flash freeze the tartlets on a tray lined with baking paper and when frozen transfer to a freezer bag or plastic container.
Step 14
To Defrost ~
Step 15
Remove from freezer and defrost on bench, or in the fridge or in the microwave; you can also put one or two in the lunch box and they'll be defrosted by lunchtime.
Step 16
To reheat ~ (from frozen).
Step 17
Place frozen tartlets on tray and place in warm oven and cook for approx 10 minutes.
Tips
No special items needed.