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Yorkshire Curd Tarts Recipe

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Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients:
2 sheets frozen puff pastry - thawed
1 lb. cream cheese
2 lg. eggs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. ground mace (or nutmeg)
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup dried Michigan cherries
Egg wash (1 egg beaten with 2 tblsp. milk)

Instructions:
My husband John is from Sheffield, England, in South Yorkshire - this wonderful pastry is one of his favorites. Quick & easy to make, it’s delicious served as either a breakfast pastry or dessert. You can customize this recipe with a variety of dried fruits, peels and flavorings. We love to use mace and Michigan dried cherries, it is equally good with 1 tsp. of lemon zest and the addition of 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice.
Traditionally, in England you would add 1/2 of a teaspoon of preserves to match your choice of fruit, I find it a bit too sweet, but try it and see! You can multiply this recipe endlessly

Roll the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured board until they are 1/2 as large as their original size. Cut into 6 even squares. Cover lightly and set aside.

Preheat oven to 425° F. In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients, except the cherries and the egg wash. If you are using lemon juice and zest add it all at the same time. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until just mixed, turn mixer to high and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in cherries.

Place a spoonful of the mixture into the center of the pastry, put a little of the egg wash around the edges, fold into triangle, press to seal. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet, paint LIGHTLY with egg wash. Bake until golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

You can also pour the filling into an unbaked pie shell and bake at 400° until set. Watch it carefully the top browns quickly; I usually cover it with foil for the first 10 minutes.

Wonderful!!!!