Jack-o'-lantern Tarts
It is best to make two recipes of pate brisee and freeze the remainder for use in a future single-crust pie.
Martha Stewart Living, October 1998
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Ingredients
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 1 1/2 recipes recipes Pate Brisee (Pie Dough) Pate Brisee (http://www.marthastewart.com/254603/pate-brisee-pie-dough)
- 1 fifteen-ounce can solid-pack pumpkin puree
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg yolk
Directions
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll out one disk of dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out six 6-inch circles. Fit pastry in bottoms of six 3 3/4-inch fluted tart tins. Trim overhanging edges. Place tins on an ungreased baking sheet, and transfer sheet to refrigerator; chill shells until firm, about 30 minutes. Repeat with second disk of dough, lining six more tins.
- Roll out third disk of dough to an 1/8-inch thickness, and cut out twelve 3-inch circles. Place circles on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and transfer to refrigerator. Chill until very firm, about 30 minutes.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, eggs, honey, sugar, 1 cup heavy cream, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt. In a small bowl, lightly beat together egg yolk and remaining 2 tablespoons heavy cream. Remove the tart tins from refrigerator, and brush crusts with egg glaze. Divide filling among shells.
- Transfer baking sheet to oven, and bake tarts until edges are golden brown and filling has set, about 30 minutes. Transfer baking sheets to wire racks to cool.
- Remove chilled pastry circles from refrigerator. Using a clean utility knife or a sharp paring knife, cut a jack-o-lantern face into each circle. Chill faces in freezer 15 minutes. Brush faces with remaining egg glaze.
- Transfer baking sheet to oven, and bake faces until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- When pies and faces have cooled, place one face on each tart.
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