Tomato Basil Puff Pastry Tartlets

Name: Tomato Basil Puff Pastry Tartlets
Yield: Serves 12 to 15 (3-inch tartlets each)
Ingredients: 2 cups, unbleached all-purpose flour, about 9 ounces (255 grams); 20 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch dice (4 tablespoons kept separate); 1 teaspoon, table salt; 6 tablespoons, cold water, plus a tablespoon more, if necessary; 2 , medium tomatoes, sliced thinly; 2 tablespoons, olive oil; 1/4 cup, minced fresh basil leaf (or more if desired); 1/4 cup, grated Parmesan cheese (or more if desired)

Appetizers
Desserts or Baked Goods
Savory Pies & Tarts

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 1994

Using a food processor and a new "jelly-roll" folding method, home cooks can now make puff pastry easily and quickly.

SERVES 12 to 15 (3-inch tartlets each)

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 1 hour chilling

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