Fruit Tarts Recipe

Fruit Tarts Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 of shortening (vegetable)
1 & 1/2 c of flour (unbleached)
5 ounces of American-cheese spread
2 oranges; peeled & sectioned
1/4 c of sugar
8 & 1/4 ounces of crushed pineapples
1/8 tsp of salt
5 tsp of cornstarch
1/2 c juice from and orange
1 Tbsp of juice from an orange
3/4 c of sharp cheese; shredded

Instructions:

For the shells: You combine cheese & shortening in mixing bowl. You add the flour into cheese mix and cut in ’til well-blended. Shape dough into 1 & 1/4-inch x 12-inch rolls, then completely wrap in waxpaper.

Place in your refrigerator for 60 mins or more. Prepare the oven. Heat it to three hundred seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit. Unwrap dough after removing from your refrigerator.

Slice into 1/8 inch thick. Place a dough slice into 12 muffin tins. Overlap five cuts around outside part of every cup. Press gently together and have bottoms pierced as well as the sides using your fork.

Have the dough baked for 18-20 mins ’til browned lightly. Cool pans then slowly remove your tart-shells once cooled.

For the filing: You cut every section of orange then set them aside. Have pineapple can drained and save the juice. Combine all the juices in saucepan.

Add in sugar, salt and cornstarch. Stir gently while cooking over mid-heat ’til mixture is thickened & bubbly. Add in crushed pineapples and pieces of orange. Have it refrigerated for an hour.

Scoop your chilled tart filling carefully into prepared shells then sprinkle w/ 1 Tbsp of cheese. Chill.

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