N.yr.eve feast - 3. fruit solitaires
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 Orange
- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
- 2 tb Sugar
- 1/2 c Butter; in small pieces
- 2 Egg yolks
- 1 c Canned cherries
- 1 c Canned blueberry filling
Instructions:
MMMMM--------------------------GARNISH------------------------------- Orange slices Orange-peel twists; Loaded with flavor and fun these luscious orange-flavored tarts are filled with cherries and blueberries. Preheat oven to 400F. Grate peel from orange to measure 2 tsp; squeeze juice to measure 4 tbsp. Place flour and sugar in food processor with butter; pulse using on-off just until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg yolks orange peel and 3 tbsp reserved orange juice. Pulse just until mixture forms a ball adding additional 1 tbsp orange juice if necessary. Pat dough into a flat disk; divide into sixths. On lightly floured cookie sheet place one sixth of dough. Using floured fingers shape dough into either a club diamond heart or spade playing-card shape 4-1/2 x 3-1/2 forming a 1/2-inch high rim. (Or simply shape into 4-inch circle forming a 1/2-inch high rim.) Repeat with the remaining dough. Freeze cookie sheet 5 minutes until dough is firm. Bake 14-16 minutes until crust is lightly browned. Cool on wire rack. To serve spoon pie fillings into cookies crusts.Place tarts on individual serving plates. Garnish.



