| I make little tarts with a nice buttery pastry whipped up in the food processor. |
| The kitchen was staffed with a full-time pastry chef, baker, entremetier, grill cook, garde-manger, saucier, and sous-chef. |
| Cover each tart with a puff pastry circle and bake until the puff pastry is golden and crisp, about ten minutes. |
| We use pastry trimmings for our tarts, as the pastry rises less and gives a fine, crisp finish. |
| Substitute whole-wheat pastry flour for bleached white flour to decrease the carbohydrate count and add fiber. |
| For an elegant light meal, I line crisp pastry tartlets with smoked salmon, fill them with warm scrambled eggs and top with a little caviar. |
