Fig and Chocolate Tartlets

* Exported from MasterCook *

Fig and Chocolate Tartlets

Recipe By : Country Living (July 1998)
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories : Country Living (July 1998) Desserts
Fruit

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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**TARTLET SHELLS**
1 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
6 tablespoons butter -- cut into chunks
2 to 3 tbls. cold water

**FILLING**
48 each semisweet chocolate chips
8 large fresh green figs
2 tablespoons red-currant jelly -- melted OR
2 tablespoons strawberry jelly -- melted
fresh mint sprigs -- optioal

Prepare Tartlet Shells: In food processor fitted with chopping blade, process
flour, sugar, and butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle in
water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until pastry is moist enough to hold
together when gathered into a ball. Press pastry into a ball; divide into 8
pieces.

Heat oven to 375°F. On lightly floured surface, roll out each pastry piece to
fit into 3 1/2-by 2-inch oval tartlet pan. Trim off excess pastry. Place
tartlet shells on rimmed baking pan. With fork, pierce pastry all over.

Bake shells 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and
immediately place 6 chocolate chips in bottom; let stand 1 minute, then with
butter knife spread melted chocolate to coat bottom of each shell. Set shells
aside to cool.

Just before serving, prepare Filling: Cut stem end off each fig and cut each
fig lengthwise into 4 or 5 slices without cutting all the way through. Remove
shells from pans and arrange on serving plate. Place one fig in each shell;
fan the slices and brush with melted jelly. Garnish plate with mint sprigs,
if desired.


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