Tartlets settled firmly on the festive table. Miniature baskets are used for a variety of snacks and salads. It looks beautiful and spectacular. But it is not always possible to buy tartlets or like the choice in the store. The solution is to find a replacement. Here are five different choices for the holiday table.
Cheese baskets
A wonderful alternative to tartlets is cheese baskets. They are very simple and prepare quickly, you need only a good frying pan. Additionally, we use flour or starch. The form will be set with a glass or a stack.
Ingredients
- 250 g of cheese;
- 1 scoop of starch or flour.
Method of preparation
- We rub cheese, we mix with starch or a spoon of flour. It is important to choose a cheese that melts.
- Heat the pan. Pour the cheese around so that you get a pancake. We make the size we need, it is not necessary to cover the bottom completely.
- Give the cheese to melt, then pick up the pancake with a spatula and transfer it to an inverted glass or a stack, fix the edges.
- After cooling, remove the tartlet from the dish, fill it with salad or any snack.
If desired, you can add greens, dried spices to the curd, it’s beautiful and bright with paprika and turmeric.
Pita Tartlets
Armenian lavash is often used for other than its intended purpose. And so many interesting things can be made from it, even tartlets. A wonderful way to get out of the situation. Here are three ways to make baskets: in tins, on glasses and with cheese. You can choose the most suitable option.
Ingredients
- thin pita;
- vegetable oil;
- an egg;
- cheese
Method of preparation
- For any method of cooking we need to cut the pita. Squares with sides of 10 by 10 cm are usually made. If very small tartlets are needed, for example, for caviar, then we do even less.
- For the first method, put a slice of pita bread in a mold for muffins. Grease with vegetable oil, cover with another piece so that the corners do not match. It is also slightly lubricated. We bake in the oven at 200 a few minutes, until the edges are browned.
- For the second method, we need the same pieces of dough and a little beaten egg. Turn over the glasses on the baking sheet, on top of the bottom put a slice of cake, press. Lubricate the egg and cover with another piece of pita. We press again. We bake several minutes in the oven, remove the baskets from the glasses.
- For the third method, you need cheese. We put a piece of pita bread in a mold, sprinkle it with cheese, cover with another flat cake, press it, send it to the microwave for a moment. You can cook tartlets and in the oven. The main thing - do not overdry.
It is convenient to cut the pita bread with ordinary scissors. If the cakes are slightly dried, then you can sprinkle them with water, place them in a bag and warm them slightly in the microwave.
Puff pastry tartlets
Delicious homemade tartlets, which can be combined with any salty and sweet fillings. Use dough without yeast, otherwise it will not work. It is also important to remove it from the freezer beforehand so that it thaws well and there are no problems with rolling. Here are three cooking methods.
Ingredients
- puff pastry;
- an egg.
Method of preparation
- Roll out puff pastry to three millimeters. Cut a cup with a large cup or cut. We put in molds, straighten the edges. We make a lot of punctures on the bottom. We bake at 200 degrees until ready.
- Cut out the same circles as in the previous version. Turn over the glasses, grease the bottom with an oil droplet, cover with dough and press down. For small tartlets use stacks. Bake until tender.
- Roll out the dough and cut out small circles to five centimeters in a pile. We make the amount we need. From each mug there will be one tartlet. From the rest of the test we make ribbons centimeter wide. Lubricate the mugs with an egg, spread on the edge of the ribbons rim. We bake baskets also at 200 degrees.
There are other ways to make puff pastry tartlets. Sometimes they are made in the form of envelopes, pies with a hole, wicker baskets.
Profiteroles are also eclairs
Smart replacement for ready-made tartlets - homemade eclairs or profiteroles. What is the difference between them? Only form. Profiteroles are round, eclairs are elongated, you can make different blanks from one dough.
Ingredients
- 250 g of water or milk;
- 0.5 tsp salt;
- 0.5 tsp. Sahara;
- 140 g of flour;
- 110 g of oil;
- 5 eggs.
Method of preparation
- Boil water with oil, salt and eggs. As soon as bubbles appear, we fall asleep flour, at the same time we quickly stir. Heat until the mass begins to lag behind the walls.
- Slightly cool the flour brew, to about 70 degrees. Then one by one we introduce the eggs. Can be used for mixing mixer.
- The finished dough can be laid out with a spoon or squeezed through a bag, we make piles of 2-3 cm or sticks 1.5-2 cm wide. Squeeze the dough immediately, until the mass is cooled. Pan grease. There must be a distance of at least three centimeters between eclairs.
- Put the eclairs in the oven at 230 degrees and reduce the temperature to 180. Bake for about 20 minutes, focus on the color. Then cool, cut the tops, use instead of tartlets.
By the way, you can buy blanks for eclairs, they are found in cookeries and grocery stores.
Tartlets of loaf
Lazy way to make tartlets that any hostess can handle. It is best to use a baguette of small diameter, additionally need an egg.
Ingredients
- an egg;
- loaf;
- salt.
Method of preparation
- Cut the long loaf into 2.5 cm pieces. Carefully remove the flesh inside, leaving the bottom about 0.5 centimeters.
- Lubricate the received cups with an egg, send to the oven.
- Bake lazy tartlets until lightly crusted or just lightly dry at 180 degrees.
Another option for lazy baskets is small round buns. You just need to cut off the top, remove the crumb, the resulting container bake in the oven.
