Give a fig this Valentine’s Day!
If you’re feeling in the mood for a Valentine’s Day baking project, this easy tartlet recipe from our in-house food writer Sam Gates is just the thing.
The deliciously sunny taste of homegrown figs from our Give a Fig crate, combined with marzipan and toasted hazelnuts is guaranteed to sweeten up even the most reluctant loved one. Makes 6-8 tartlets.
Ingredients
- 320g ready-rolled butter puff pastry sheet
- 100g marzipan
- 300g small figs
- 2 tbsp chopped roasted hazelnuts
- 2 tbsp strained apricot jam
- 1 tsp water
Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 200/180 fan.
- Unroll the pastry sheet and use a heart-shaped pastry cutter to cut out large hearts. Lay a sheet of greaseproof paper on top of a baking sheet, and carefully place the pastry hearts on top.
- Without cutting through the pastry, score a border line ½ cm in from the edge of each heart. This will prevent the fillings from seeping out during baking.
- Thinly slice the marzipan and place it evenly within the border line on each tart.
- Thinly slice the figs and lay the slices on top of the marzipan, making sure they stay within the scored border. Sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
- While the tarts are baking, gently heat the apricot jam and the water together until syrupy.
- Remove the tarts from the oven and using a pastry brush, brush the tops of each tart with the jam.
- Serve warm.
