Strawberry Tartlets

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package premade puff pastry or 1 package shortcrust pastry
• flour, for dusting
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 quart strawberry, washed and chopped into small pieces
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 tablespoons water
• red food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 roll out the pastry on a floured surface until it is about 1/4 inch thick.
• 2 grease a muffin tin.
• 3 cut out circles using a cutter or large glass to fit your muffin tin and put one in each cup.
• 4 the rounds should come up nearly to the top edge of the cups.
• 5 bake, according to the package directions, with a few beans sprinkled in the bottom of each cup to keep the pastry from rising before you have filled it.
• 6 meanwhile, mix the strawberries with the honey.
• 7 a few minutes before the pastry is done (this is about after 10 minutes at 400 f in my oven), remove the tray from the oven and scoop out the beans.
• 8 fill each tin with the strawberries and return to the oven for a couple minutes or just until the pastry is golden.
• 9 remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
• 10 meanwhile, in a saucepan mix the water and sugar and boil until clear.
• 11 in a separate bowl, mix cornstarch and water.
• 12 stir the cornstarch mixture into the sugar mixture and boil until thick, stirring constantly.
• 13 you can add a bit of red food colouring here to make a pretty red, if desired.
• 14 when the tarts are cool, pour a little of the liquid over each one and then chill in the fridge.
• 15 serve with whipped cream.