DUTCH ALMOND TARTLETS

DUTCH ALMOND TARTLETS image

Yield 24 tartlets

Number Of Ingredients 15

Pastry Dough
2 sticks Imperial Margarine
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sour cream
Filling
1/2 lb grated almond paste
3 eggs (lightly beaten)
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon flour
Frosting
3 cups confectioner sugar
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 tablespoons light or heavy cream
1 drop red food coloring

Steps:

For dough, begin by cutting flour into margarine until well blended. Add sour cream and mix well. Form into two balls, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. For filling, mix almond paste, eggs, sugar and flour together. Mix well and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out 1 ball of dough on a pastry cloth until VERY thin. Using a glass top about 2 1/2 inches wide, cut out circles. Gently press into small tartlet pans. Add about 1 teaspoon of almond mixture to each tartlet shell. Prepare frosting by mixing together softened butter and sugar until creamy. Add vanilla and 1 tablespoon whipping cream. Add more if need to make thinner. Add food coloring and mix well. Bake 20-25 minutes until light brown. While warm, frost each tartlet with a light layer of pink frosting. Store in refrigerator.