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How to Make Cheesy parsnip and sweet potato tarts

Preparation time:

30 mins to 1 hour

Cooking time:

1 to 2 hours

Serves:

Serves 6

Dietary:

Vegetarian

Ingredients

For the pastry

• 225g/8oz plain flour
• pinch salt
• 150g/5½oz cold butter
• 50g/1¾oz Parmesan
• 2½-3½ tbsp iced water

For the filling

• 10g butter
• 1 onion
• 2 parsnips
• 1 sweet potato
• 2 free-range eggs
• 200ml/7fl oz double cream
• 2 sage
• 1 tsp fresh thyme sprigs to garnish
• 60g/2¼oz Parmesan
• 30g/1oz blanched hazelnuts
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Rub in the butter, then mix in the Parmesan and bring together with the water. Wrap in clingfilm and put in the fridge for 30 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.

3. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to 2-3mm thick. Cut out six circles using an 11cm/4in cutter and use to line six tart tins, rerolling the pastry if you need to. Line each pastry case with baking paper, add baking beans and blind bake for 12 minutes.

4. Remove the paper and beans and bake for a further minute. Remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.

5. Meanwhile for the filling, heat the butter in a heavy-bottomed frying pan. Add the onion and cook for 1–2 minutes. Add the parsnip and sweet potatoes and cook, stirring from time to time, for 15 minutes, or until almost cooked through and caramelised. Spoon into the pastry cases.

6. Mix the eggs, cream, sage, thyme and half the Parmesan together in a jug and season well. Pour over the vegetables in the pastry cases.

7. Sprinkle the hazelnuts and remaining Parmesan over the pastry cases and decorate each one with two thyme sprigs. Bake for 35–40 minutes until golden-brown. Serve.