Recipe - Butternut Squash Tartlets

1 Pate Brisee Martha Stewart
1 small Butternut squash
One fourth teaspoon Ground cinnamon
One half teaspoon Ground ginger
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth cup Light brown sugar
1/8 cup Molasses
3 lg Eggs; lightly beaten
One half cup Heavy cream
2 tablespoon Heavy cream
1 Egg yolk

Roll out threequarters of the pastry 1/8 inch thick. Place tartlet tins on
top of the pastry and with a sharp knife cut the pastry slightly larger
than each tin. Press the pastry into the tins, and using thumbs, remove the
excess. Refrigerate tins. Roll out the remaining pastry 1/8 inch thick.
Using small, leafshaped cookie cutters or a sharp knife, cut out leaves.
Place on a parchmentlined baking sheet and chill until needed.

Heat oven to 425#161#F. Cut squash in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds, and
place, cut side down, on a parchmentlined baking sheet. Roast until soft,
about 45 minutes.

When the squash is cool enough to handle, scrape the flesh from the skin
and place it in the bowl of a food processor. Puree until smooth. Transfer
the puree to a bowl and add spices, salt, sugar and molasses. Add the eggs
and One half cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream and whisk together thoroughly.

Lightly beat together remaining tablespoon heavy cream and egg yolk. Place
pastrylined tartlet tins on a baking sheet and fill with squash mixture.
Using a pastry brush, lightly brush over edges of crust with egg wash.
Lightly brush pastry leaves and set one in the center of each tart. Bake
until tart filling is set and crust is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool
completely, remove from tins, and serve.
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #200

Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 23:13:49 0400

From: ADAMSFMLE@aol.com
NOTES : Use round tartlet tins that measure between two and three inches
in
diameter.