Goat's cheese & cranberry tartlets

Goat's cheese & cranberry tartlets

These vegetarian tartlets make great finger food for a festive drinks party

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 20-24

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 55-60 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Preheat oven to fan 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7. Lay pastry on a floured work surface. Using a round 7.5cm round pastry cutter, cut out as many circles as possible.
  2. Sit them on oiled baking sheets and score a circle about 2.5cm in from the edge of each disc by pressing gently with a 5cm cutter. Pierce the middle of each with a fork, brush with egg and top with a little cranberry sauce or chutney.
  3. Slice the cheese 5mm thick so you have a slice per disc (discard end rinds). Lay a slice on each tartlet, then top with thyme leaves, a drizzle of oil and a twist of black pepper.
  4. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is golden and the pastry crispy. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm, garnished with rocket leaves.
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Preparing ahead

To the end of step 3 and keep covered in the fridge overnight. Half an hour before you serve, preheat oven to fan 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7 and continue from step 4.

132 kcalories, protein 4.0g, carbohydrate 8.0g, fat 10.0 g, saturated fat 4.0g, fibre 0.0g, salt 0.37 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Vegetarian Christmas 2006.

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  • 15 December 2007

    Chez Coco rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Recipe worked well, great taste! Only, if you do make it the day before, the cranberry juices make your puff pastry a bit soggy. It doesn't puff up very well. Does not affect taste though!

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  • 18 December 2007

    Nicola commented on this recipe

    Great mix of flavours, will cook again for main course with large salad.

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  • 23 September 2008

    jean h-b commented on this recipe

    Try this just using a full sheet of ready made puff then cut in squares its a lot easier and same result without a lid.great for a buffet.

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  • 01 January 2009

    Amybelle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these on Christmas Even and then left some uncooked for nibbles on Christmas Day before lunch. They were extremely easy to make and tasted wonderful-they disappeared off the plate before they'd cooled down properly and even my father who is normally a bit difficult to please told me I can make them again!

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  • 14 January 2009

    marandha commented on this recipe

    Trying to reduce preparation time I used ready made pastry tart shells but had bought sweet ones by mistake! I added a layer of onion marmalade at the bottom of the shells & all at the family Xmas party thougth they were marvellous. Noone noticed the wrong pastry - infcat tought it added to the mix of flavours when they were told of my error.

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    5 stars

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  • 18 November 2010

    Nicki rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made these scrumy tarts for a Halloween party. Went down very well and will definitely be making them again during the more traditional festive season. I'll probably make them slightly smaller to give a more canape-like appeal but the goat's cheese and cranberry works extremely well together.

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  • 23 November 2011

    stella bee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made these last year, for 2 christmas parties, they went down a storm and people are requesting them again this year. I dont usually cook and they are easy to prepare, plus they look & taste impressive. i didnt use rocket and they were fine without.

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  • 18 December 2011

    Isabelle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy, quick and absolutely delicious!

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  • 24 February 2013

    recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I have found an even easier and cost effective way to make these. I used vol au vent cases. Allow them to defrost slightly then remove the top layer (I made these into cheesy puffs for even more nibbles). Then just follow the recipe. They come out slightly smaller so you may need to use different cheese - I used a rindless goats cheese log which worked very well

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    recipes commented on this recipe

    That should have been 5 stars - don't know what happened there!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 20-24

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 55-60 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Melt in the mouth

Ingredients

  • 375-425g pack ready-rolled puff pastry or 500g pack ready-made pastry rolled 5mm thick
  • 1 egg , beaten
  • 3 tbsp cranberry sauce or a good-quality chutney
  • 3 x 120g goat's cheese logs (such as Soignon Petit Sainte-Maure), at room temperature
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • extra-virgin olive oil , for drizzling
  • rocket leaves, to serve
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132 kcalories, protein 4.0g, carbohydrate 8.0g, fat 10.0 g, saturated fat 4.0g, fibre 0.0g, salt 0.37 g

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