Swissair Tarts

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1/4 cup ground walnuts
• 8 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 5 egg yolks, divided
• 1/3 cup milk, plus 1 tablespoon
• 3 ounces gruyere cheese, coarsely grated
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons light cream
• salt
• 1/3 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix flour and walnuts.
• 3 add butter and 2 egg yolks.
• 4 mix with your hands until it becomes a smooth dough.
• 5 divide into 14-18 pieces.
• 6 lightly flour your fingers and press each piece of dough over the bottom and sides of a 2"-2 1/2" fluted tart tin.
• 7 prick surface of dough with a fork.
• 8 bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden.
• 9 let cool in tins a few minutes, then remove very carefully.
• 10 place milk and cheese in a sauce pan and heat until cheese melts and mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly.
• 11 combine remaining egg yolks with cornstarch and light cream.
• 12 gradually add to cheese mixture and heat to just under the boiling point.
• 13 add salt, cool, and chill.
• 14 whip heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
• 15 fold into the cheese mixture.
• 16 pipe or spoon mixture into tart shells.
• 17 refrigerate until ready to serve.