Valentine Queen of Hearts Tarts Recipe
Ingredients:
* 1 Box of vanilla wafers
* 2 boxes of vanilla instant pudding
* Milk
* Cherry pie filling
Directions:
Place a vanilla wafer in the bottom of a cupcake liner.
Make the pudding according to directions. Pour pudding over vanilla wafer to cover. Chill until set. Just before serving spoon a tablespoon of cherries over the pudding.
Queen of Hearts' Tarts
Ingredients:
* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup shortening
* 1 cup sugar
* 2 eggs, beaten
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 tablespoon milk
* Strawberry preserves
Directions:
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, milk, and sifted ingredients. Mix well.
Roll out on a floured surface. Cut with heart-shaped cookie cutters.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Cool. With plastic knives or wooden Popsicle sticks, spread strawberry preserves on each cookie and top with another cookie.
Raspberry Chocolate Heart Tart
Ingredients:
* 1 purchased refrigerated pie pastry for 9-inch pie (or a homemade 9-inch pie pastry)
* 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
* 2/3 cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2 cups raspberries, rinsed and dried
* Sifted powdered sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 4250 F.
Place pastry circle with plastic removed on lightly floured surface; roll out slightly. Trim small amount of pastry away to form heart shape. Place heart on ungreased baking sheet. Turn edges under 1/2 inch; flute. Prick pastry with tines of fork.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on baking sheet on wire rack.
Microwave morsels and sweetened condensed milk in medium, microwave-safe bowl on high (100%) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract. Spread over crust. Refrigerate for a few minutes or until chocolate is set.
Arrange raspberries over chocolate; sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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