Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Tarts galore!

Last week, we received orders for a bunch of tartlets from a fine dining restaurant.  They are...
 

Key Lime tartlets.  The tart shells are ready-made.  I know, at first I felt like we were "cheating"  but considering the time and labor that can go into making these shells from scratch...it's just easier on all of us.  The key lime tarts are topped with whipped cream and fresh lime zest.


Quadruple-Berry Tarts.  Filled with vanilla pastry cream and topped with four different kinds of berries.  I made extra for the shopfront.  Outside orders have kept us so busy we haven't had the time to restock the front...which looked a bit empty.  The fruit tarts sell very well.  They're usually gone within a day or two.
 

Lemon Meringue tartlets.  I would've used Swiss or Italian meringue, but we were pressed for time.  They were going to get served within 24-hours, so it was OK.


Milk Chocolate tartlets.  Filled with 37% milk chocolate ganache, topped with chocolate whipped cream and chocolate shavings.  Also another one of our popular items.

This one I made last month, when we were a bit slow and had time to play around with different tarts.  It's filled with pistachio-flavored pastry cream and topped with poached apricot slices and chopped pistachios.  It sold OK.

What will I make next???

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