Recipe By : Country Living, Jul 1998
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories : Fruit Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Tartlet Shells:
1 c All-purpose flour -- unsifted
1 tb Sugar
6 tb Butter -- cut into chunks
2 tb Water -- up to 3 tb, cold
Filling:
48 Semisweet chocolate chips
8 lg Fresh green figs
2 tb Red-currant jelly -- melted -OR-
2 tb 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 tb 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 x 2" 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.
