Custard-Filled Tartlets

This is probably the most frequently requested recipe on my website, www.nickmalgieri.com. Bocconotti (“little mouthfuls”) di crema are deep tartlets with a sweet pastry crust and a creamy custard filling, often enhanced with some sour cherry jam at the bottom. Widely available in Italian-American pastry shops, they are wildly popular with anyone who has ever tasted them. I’ve done my best to re-create the ones I remember tasting over the years in m