{"id":1959,"date":"2014-11-07T03:34:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T03:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2014-11-07T03:34:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T03:34:22","slug":"gluten-free-snacks-tartlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/2014\/11\/07\/gluten-free-snacks-tartlets\/","title":{"rendered":"Gluten free snacks &#8211; tartlets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image0021-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Gluten free snacks - tartlets\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image0021-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image0021.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While many people believe that &ldquo;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Gluten-Free-Foods\/\">gluten free foods<\/a>&rdquo; and &ldquo;baking&rdquo;  are phrases that should not be uttered in the same sentence, there are some  great products available that don&rsquo;t compromise taste or quality \u2013 like the  ingredients for these scrumptious gluten free tartlets! The gluten free cases  can be made ahead of time and frozen for a go to snack you can quickly fill  with all sorts of yummy fillings, or bake them fresh for a warm, homely treat.  This recipe is for eight tartlets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pastry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups gluten free flour<\/li>\n<li>150 g chilled butter, chopped into  small cubes<\/li>\n<li>1 egg or 1 teaspoon of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Herbs-of-Gold-Folic-Acid-Complex-60-Tabs.html\">Organ No  Egg Natural Egg Replacer<\/a> and 2 tablespoons of water<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons of iced water<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon of salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 eggs, lightly beaten, or 3  teaspoons of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Herbs-of-Gold-Folic-Acid-Complex-60-Tabs.html\">Organ No Egg Natural Egg Replacer<\/a> and 6  tablespoons of water<\/li>\n<li>150 g fresh ricotta<\/li>\n<li>100 g goat&rsquo;s fetta, crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon butter<\/li>\n<li>3 medium brown onions, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon of brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 \u00bd tablespoons red wine vinegar  (or substitute balsamic vinegar)<\/li>\n<li>1 sprig of thyme, leaves removed<\/li>\n<li>Salt and pepper, to season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pastry<\/strong><br \/>\n  A  good pastry is moist, flaky and golden. It should be buttery enough to give a  salty richness to the tart, but light enough that it doesn&rsquo;t detract from the  wonderful flavours of freshly baked fillings.<\/p>\n<p>To  make this gluten free pastry, mix together the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Fusion-Iron-Blood-Tonic-30-Tabs-60-Tabs.html\">gluten free flour<\/a>,  butter and salt in a food processor and process until the mixture resembles coarse  sand. Add the egg or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Herbs-of-Gold-Folic-Acid-Complex-60-Tabs.html\">egg replacer<\/a> and the water and process  just until the mixture comes together into a ball. <\/p>\n<p>\n  Turn  the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, adding extra  flour if necessary. Shape the pastry into a disc, wrap it in cling wrap and  refrigerate for 10-30 minutes.<br \/>\nRemove  the pastry from the fridge, cut into eight even-sized pieces. One by one, place  each piece between two sheets of baking paper and roll to 1cm thick. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Line  a flan tin or baking tray and either fit the pastry portions into the tin or  freeform the pieces into tart cases. Refrigerate the tart cases for a further  30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 190\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>Remove  the tart cases from the fridge, cover each one with a square of baking paper  and fill with uncooked rice or beans to blind bake for 10 minutes or until the  pastry is just golden. Take out of the oven and remove rice and baking paper  (the rice can be reused for blind baking later). Reduce oven to 180\u00b0C. While  the tarts are still in the oven, get started on the fillings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Filling<\/strong><br \/>\n  This  creamy, salty filling is beautifully complemented by the sweetness of  caramelised onions. Use olive oil and omit the sugar for a slightly lighter  option.<\/p>\n<p>Mix  eggs or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Herbs-of-Gold-Folic-Acid-Complex-60-Tabs.html\">egg replacer<\/a> and water with ricotta until smooth.  Add goat&rsquo;s fetta, salt and pepper, mix until combined. Divide the filling  mixture between the pastry cases and bake for around 20 minutes or until the  filling is puffed and firm to touch. <br \/>\n  Meanwhile,  melt the butter in a heavy-based fry pan over low heat. Add onion and cook,  stirring occasionally for 20 minutes or until the onion is soft. Add the brown  sugar, cook for a further minute until the sugar dissolves, then add the  vinegar and 1 teaspoon of the thyme and stir until an even sticky coating  covers the onion. <br \/>\nTransfer  the mixture to a bowl and divide to top each tart. Sprinkle tarts with the  remaining thyme and serve warm or cold.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image003-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Gluten free food\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1961\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image003-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/image003.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy  these gluten free snacks fresh out of the oven or refrigerate, tightly covered,  for up to 5 days for a great lunchbox treat. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Grant-s-Vitamin-B-Liquid-with-Folic-Acid-500ml.html\">Orgran gluten free flour<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Herbs-of-Gold-Folic-Acid-Complex-60-Tabs.html\">No Egg Natural Egg Replacer<\/a> are available in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Grant-s-Vitamin-B-Liquid-with-Folic-Acid-500ml.html\">online  store<\/a>. For more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Gluten-Free-Foods\/\">gluten free foods<\/a> including  chips and health bars, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/Fusion-Iron-Blood-Tonic-30-Tabs-60-Tabs.html\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While many people believe that &ldquo;gluten free foods&rdquo; and &ldquo;baking&rdquo; are phrases that should not be uttered in the same sentence, there are some great products available that don&rsquo;t compromise taste or quality \u2013 like the ingredients for these scrumptious &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/2014\/11\/07\/gluten-free-snacks-tartlets\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[41],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1962,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1959\/revisions\/1962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.vivehealth.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}