Name: Cherry Almond Tartlets * (Amandines aux Cerises)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Makes 16
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Cherry or red currant jelly, warmed (optional); Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting (optional); 9 oz. (250 g) shortcrust pastry dough or sweet shortcrust pastry dough; Melted butter for the pans; ½ quantity (1 lb. 2 oz./500 g) frangipane cream; 48 fresh cherries, pitted (see Chef’s Notes); Sliced almonds

Preparation info

Makes
16

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

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Ingredients

Melted butter for the pans
9 oz. (250 g) shortcrust pastry dough or sweet shortcrust pastry dough

Method

Grease the pans by brushing them with melted butter. Set them on the baking sheet.
Roll out the pastry dough on a floured surface to a thickness of ⅛ in. (3 mm). Cut out 10 rounds using the cookie cutter. Line them into the tartlet pans, then chill for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to