Cherry Tarts

Total Time Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min. + cooling
Yield 8 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
If life is a bowl of cherries, these individual cherry tarts are the best way to use up all the fruit.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) pitted tart cherries
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 4 to 5 drops red food coloring, optional

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add enough water until dough forms a ball. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 450°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut out eight 5-in. circles. Place each over an inverted custard cup on an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; flute edges.
  3. Bake 10-11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes before removing tart shells from custard cups; cool completely on wire racks.
  4. For filling, in a large saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Drain cherries, reserving 1 cup juice. Set cherries aside. Stir reserved juice into sugar mixture until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in cherries, butter, almond extract and food coloring if desired. Cool to room temperature. Spoon about 1/4 cup filling into each tart shell.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 331 calories, 14g fat (4g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 166mg sodium, 49g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

At our house, we celebrate George Washington's birthday with this cherry dessert.
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