Orange Marmalade Tarts With Cottage Cheese Pastry

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup orange marmalade

Recipe

• 1 mix first 4 ingredients until smooth.
• 2 add flour and mix until combined.
• 3 form dough into flattened disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill several hours before using.
• 4 preheat oven to 375 degrees f when you begin to roll out dough.
• 5 roll dough into a rectangle, about 1/8” thick. cut into 3” squares with pastry wheel.
• 6 put 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of orange marmalade in center of each square. bring the corners together on top, and press together to make a peak.
• 7 place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 8 bake 20 minutes until light golden brown and crispy.
• 9 makes 3 dozen.