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Small puff pastry tarts with caramelized onions

Small puff pastry tarts with caramelized onions

Recipe for small puff pastry tarts with caramelized onions. It is a nice and delicate little treat, perfect for a small platter with small appetizers, or you can serve them as part of a larger tapas table.

The small puff pastry tarts are also a hit as a warm element for a cheese board or you can serve them as a savory element for an afternoon tea with finger sandwiches before embarking on the sweeter treats.

I think it's so nice to make small, elegant snacks and enjoy serving this for the New Year's speech or when we have guests, where it's perfect as a little snack before dinner with a drink or a glass of sparkling wine.

Working time 30 minutes.

Quantity 24 pcs.

Small puff pastry tarts with caramelized onions

45 min.

30 min.

24 pcs.

while I'm cooking

3 onions, halved and sliced

2 eggs

1 dl crème fraîche 18%

½ teaspoon dried thyme

50 g Gruyere, freshly grated

salt and freshly ground pepper

10g butter

2 tablespoons olive oil

250 g puff pastry

Heat a pan with oil and butter, wait for the butter to sizzle and then sauté the onions for 10-15 minutes until they are soft and starting to turn golden and caramelized. Let cool to room temperature.

Whisk eggs (save a little beaten egg for brushing), crème fraiche, thyme, salt and pepper together in a bowl and fold in the caramelized onions and Gruyere cheese.

Cut out circles from the puff pastry in a size that is suitable for making a small pie in a greased mini muffin tin. Place the dough circles in a greased tin and fold them neatly at the edges. Fill the small pie dough with the onion filling.

Brush with beaten egg and bake in a preheated oven for about 10-12 minutes at 225 degrees hot air and let the small puff pastry tarts cool on a rack for a few minutes before serving.

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