tartlet

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Baked tartlets Small baked tarts, or “tartlets,” with mashed potato, cheese, ham, and parsley served as hors d'oeuvres.

A tartlet is a small tart. Tarts are typically made with pastry, which is a dough consisting of flour, salt, fat, and a small amount of liquid. Pastry can also include sugar or flavorings. This dough is rolled out to line pans for pies or tarts, and it can also enclose fillings. Tartlets, being small versions of tarts, would therefore be small pastry shells filled with various ingredients. The term "tartlet" has been in use since the 14th century.12

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hors d’oeuvre
Types of hors d’oeuvres
…miniature baked tarts (or “tartlets”) and skewered foods or kabobs, which are served hot, and charcuterie, which is an assortment of meats served cold, often on a board. Charcuterie has also come to mean a selection of meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, nuts, breads, crackers, or dips. Other popular hors…
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…miniature baked tarts (or “tartlets”) and skewered foods or kabobs, which are served hot, and charcuterie, which is an assortment of meats served cold, often on a board. Charcuterie has also come to mean a selection of meats, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, nuts, breads, crackers, or dips. Other popular hors…
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