GOAT'S CHEESE & CRANBERRY TARTLETS

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These vegetarian tartlets make great finger food for a festive drinks party

Provided by Jo Pratt

Time 1h

Yield Makes 20-24

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

375-425g pack ready-rolled puff pastry or 500g pack ready-made pastry rolled 5mm thick
1 egg , beaten
3 tbsp cranberry sauce or a good-quality chutney
3 x 120g goat's cheese logs (such as Soignon Petit Sainte-Maure), at room temperature
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaf
extra-virgin olive oil , for drizzling
rocket leaves, to serve

Steps:

Preheat oven to fan 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7. Lay pastry on a floured work surface. Using a round 7.5cm round pastry cutter, cut out as many circles as possible.
Sit them on oiled baking sheets and score a circle about 2.5cm in from the edge of each disc by pressing gently with a 5cm cutter. Pierce the middle of each with a fork, brush with egg and top with a little cranberry sauce or chutney.
Slice the cheese 5mm thick so you have a slice per disc (discard end rinds). Lay a slice on each tartlet, then top with thyme leaves, a drizzle of oil and a twist of black pepper.
Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is golden and the pastry crispy. Cool for 5 minutes and serve warm, garnished with rocket leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 132 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 8 grams carbohydrates, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.37 milligram of sodium