Goats Cheese & Cranberry Tartlets

These vegetarian tartlets make great finger food for a festive drinks party

• Cooking Time Ready in 55-60 minutes
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Makes 20-24

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  132

• Protein

  4g

• Carbs

  8g

• Fat

  10g

• Saturates

  4g

• Fibre

  0g

• Sugar

  0g

• Salt

  0.37g

Ingredients

• 375-425g pack ready-rolled puff pastry or 500g pack ready-made pastry rolled 5mm thick
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 tbsp cranberry sauce or a good-quality chutney
• 3 x 120g goat's cheese logs (such as Soignon Petit Sainte-Maure), at room temperature
• 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaf
• extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• rocket leaves, to serve

Directions

1. Preheat oven to fan 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7. Lay pastry on a floured work surface. Using a round 7.5cm round pastry cutter, cut out as many circles as possible.
2. Sit them on oiled baking sheets and score a circle about 2.5cm in from the edge of each disc by pressing gently with a 5cm cutter. Pierce the middle of each with a fork, brush with egg and top with a little cranberry sauce or chutney.
3. Slice the cheese 5mm thick so you have a slice per disc (discard end rinds). Lay a slice on each tartlet, then top with thyme leaves, a drizzle of oil and a twist of black pepper.
4. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is golden and the pastry crispy. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm, garnished with rocket leaves.

Categories: All Christmas