Goat's Cheese and Asparagus Tarts Recipe

Name: Goat's Cheese and Asparagus Tarts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 3 sheets shortcrust pastry; 10 g butter; 150 g asparagus finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 1 tbs fresh thyme chopped; 150 g goat's cheese; 2 eggs lightly beaten; 2/3 cup cream; 1 pinch salt and pepper

Ingredients

3 sheets shortcrust pastry
10 g butter
150 g asparagus finely chopped
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 tbs fresh thyme chopped
150 g goat's cheese
2 eggs lightly beaten
2/3 cup cream
1 pinch salt and pepper

PREP TIME 15m	COOK TIME 15m	TOTAL TIME 30m
YIELD 24

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease 24 holes of patty pan trays or mini muffin tin.
Cut 24 rounds from pastry with a 7 cm cutter. Place rounds into patty pan holes.
Heat the butter in a small frying pan.
Add the asparagus, garlic and 2 teaspoons of the chopped thyme, cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes or until the asparagus is soft.
Divide the asparagus mixture and cheese among the pastry cases.
Combine egg and cream in a small jug, season with salt and pepper, then pour over the asparagus and cheese mixture.
Sprinkle the tops with the remaining thyme leaves.
Bake, uncovered for approximately 15 minutes or until browned slightly.