TARTLETS

The Book of Household Management · Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary) · 1861
Source
The Book of Household Management
Time
Cook: 10 min Total: 15 min
Status
success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe
No
Ingredients (3)
For the tartlets
To keep shape while baking
Instructions (9)
  1. Roll out the paste to the thickness of about 1/2 inch.
  2. Butter some small round patty-pans.
  3. Line them with the paste.
  4. Cut off the superfluous paste close to the edge of the pan.
  5. Put a small piece of bread into each tartlet.
  6. Bake in a brisk oven for about 10 minutes, or rather longer.
  7. When they are done, and are of a nice colour, take the pieces of bread out carefully.
  8. Replace the bread with a spoonful of jam or marmalade.
  9. Dish them high on a white d'oyley, piled high in the centre, and serve.
Original Text
TARTLETS. 1371. INGREDIENTS.—Trimmings of puff-paste, any jam or marmalade that may be preferred. [Illustration: DISH OF TARTLETS.] Mode.—Roll out the paste to the thickness of about 1/2 inch; butter some small round patty-pans, line them with it, and cut off the superfluous paste close to the edge of the pan. Put a small piece of bread into each tartlet (this is to keep them in shape), and bake in a brisk oven for about 10 minutes, or rather longer. When they are done, and are of a nice colour, take the pieces of bread out carefully, and replace them by a spoonful of jam or marmalade. Dish them high on a white d'oyley, piled high in the centre, and serve. Time.—10 to 15 minutes. Average cost, 1d. each. Sufficient.—1 lb. of paste will make 2 dishes of tartlets. Seasonable at any time.
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