Apple and Brie Tartlets
A cross between sweet and savoury, these apple tartlets are wrapped in a flaky puff pastry, and filled with soft baked local apples, creamy Brie and crunchy walnuts.
This recipe starts with tossing some chopped apples and walnuts with a bit of brown sugar and cinnamon. Then you roll out your puff pastry sheet, and cut a dozen 3×3″ squares. Fit the pastry squares into a mini muffin pan.
These tartlets smell like an apple pie. The taste is slightly sweet from the apples and slightly salty from the cheese. When you first bite into these tartlets, the apple and buttery puff pastry flavour comes through first. Then it’s followed by a nuttiness from the walnuts. It’s finished with the earthy and creamy taste of Brie. The outer texture is crispy, while the centre is soft and crunchy. These apple and brie tartlets are wonderful served as a party appetizer or everyday snack.
Ingredients:
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed as instructed on the package
- 1 cup (125g) local apples, diced small (I used Royal Gala, but any local variety that holds its shape when baked works)
- 1/3 cup (40g) walnuts, chopped small
- 2 tbsp (20g) brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 oz Brie cheese, cut into 12 pieces
- flour for dusting and rolling