Christmas Tarts

Three easy festive tarts, perfect for parties or Christmas grazing. Onion and Anchovy, sweet, savoury and deeply moreish. Blue Cheese, Fig and Pancetta, rich, salty and finished with honey. Apple and Marzipan, crisp, buttery and lightly sweet.

Ingredients

Onion and Anchovy Tart

200g ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry
1 egg yolk, for egg wash
2 onions, sliced and cooked until soft
2 tbsp crème fraiche
A few sprigs of thyme, chopped
16 brined or fresh anchovies
Salt and pepper

Blue Cheese and Fig Tart

300g ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry
1 egg yolk, for egg wash
4 figs
1 red chicory leaves, torn apart
100g blue cheese
8 slices of pancetta
Salt and pepper
Honey to serve

Apple and Marzipan Tart

200g ready rolled all butter puff pastry
1 egg yolk, for egg wash
100g white marzipan, thinly sliced
3 English apples, thinly sliced

Method

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Onion and Anchovy Tart

Pre heat the oven to 200C.

Lightly roll out the pastry, egg wash, then top with crème fraiche, onions and anchovies. Sprinkle over the thyme and bake for 15 minutes.

Blue Cheese and Fig Tart

Pre heat the oven to 200C.

Roll out the pastry, cut into 6 squares, then cut a triangle in each corner. Egg wash, then curl the corners over top and fill the centre with figs, chicory, cheese and pancetta. Sprinkle over the thyme and bake for 15 minutes. Drizzle in honey.

Apple and Marzipan Tart

Pre heat the oven to 200C.

Roll out the pastry egg wash, then top with marzipan and apples. Bake for 15 minutes.