Tarts

Description

In Romanian: Tarte

Ingredients

• 1 lb / 500 g flour
• 8 oz / 250 g butter
• 4 oz / 100 g confectioner's sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Cream the butter with the sugar, egg and vanilla, add flour and knead into a dough.
2. Cut into smallish pieces and roll each one into a ½ inch thick circle.
3. Place each circle into a special tart mold.
4. Make sure the bottom and sides of the molds are uniformly covered with dough.
5. Prick the bottom of the dough with a fork a few times. Bake.
6. When done, gently remove the tarts from their molds and let cool.
7. They may be filled with:
   • Vanilla Cream and garnished with whipped cream or a few fresh fruits;
   • Gooseberry Jello Pudding, prepared from fruit juice (refrigerated);
   • Fruits, over which you pour a jello (for 1 cup sweetened fruit juice, 3 tablespoons gelatine).
8. Refrigerate.