"Make the perfect creamy and crispy pastry at home with my Baked Cheese Tarts recipe with a heavenly cream cheese filling and a crunchy crust!..."
INGREDIENTS
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¼ cup unsalted butter
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½ cup confectioners’ sugar
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1 large egg yolk
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¼ tsp pure vanilla extract
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¼ cup almond flour
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⅛ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt ((1 pinch))
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1 cup cake flour
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¼ cup sugar ((granulated))
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2 large egg yolks
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1 Tbsp cornstarch
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3 Tbsp whole milk ((you can substitute low-fat milk; do not use nonfat milk))
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3 Tbsp heavy cream
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3 Tbsp unsalted butter
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8 oz cream cheese ((full-fat; 1 brick, 1 cup; I use Philadelphia brand))
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2 tsp lemon juice
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1 Tbsp unsalted butter ((for greasing the pan))
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1 large egg (50 g each w/o shell) ((for the egg wash))
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1 tsp water ((for the egg wash))