Brown Butter Mini Tarts
Prep
20 mins
Cook
20 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Mini Tarts are delicate pastries featuring a rich brown butter filling encased in buttery pastry. Made with all purpose flour, cold butter, eggs and browned butter infused with vanilla, these elegant treats come together in just 40 minutes total. Perfect for anyone seeking an impressive yet manageable bake, they require 20 minutes preparation and 20 minutes in the oven. These mini tarts suit those wanting to impress at afternoon tea or special occasions.
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Ingredients
- 300 gall-purpose flour
- 200 gcold unsalted butter
- 100 ggranulated sugar
- 2 egglarge eggs
- 5 gsalt
- 20 gconfectioners' sugar
- 120 gunsalted butter for browned butter
- 1 mLvanilla extract
- 150 gpastry flour
- confectioner's glaze (optional)
- water for brushing
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, pastry flour, and salt. Add cold butter and use a pastry blender or your fingertips to work it into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- 3
In a separate bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and mix until a dough forms.
- 4
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to a thickness of about 3 mm. Use a cookie cutter or a glass to cut out circles of dough.
- 5
Place a spoonful of the browned butter mixture into the center of each dough circle. Fold the dough over to form a triangle and press the edges together to seal the tart.
- 6
Brush the tops of the tarts with water and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- 7
Allow the tarts to cool for a few minutes before serving. If desired, drizzle with confectioner's glaze and serve immediately.
- 8
Optional: To make the confectioner's glaze, mix confectioner's sugar and a small amount of water until smooth. Drizzle over the tarts before serving.
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