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Rosemary-Kissed Fig Tartlets

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Rosemary-Kissed Fig Tartlets

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Fig Recipe
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    SupperStarter's Notes: This recipe is a black tie version of a childhood summer treat we enjoyed while visiting family each summer on Edisto Island, South Carolina. There was something special about sun-ripened...

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Makes 6 tartlets

  1. To make Tartlet Shells: Combine flour, sugar, salt, rosemary, and pecans.

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  2. Using a fork, cut in butter until texture resembles coarse meal with tiny bits of butter.

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  3. Add 1 Tablespoon ice water at a time, kneading after each addition until dough comes together.

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  4. Form into a 6-inch circle, tightly cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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  5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

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  6. Roll dough into 1/4-inch thick round.

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  7. Cut 4 (5-inch) circles from dough.

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  8. Reroll scraps to cut an additional 2 (5-inch) circles.

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  9. Press circles into 4-inch tartlet pans.

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  10. Chill 30 minutes.

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  11. Bake 12 minutes.

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  12. Prick bottom of tartlets with a fork and set aside.

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  13. To make Filling: Melt 4 Tablespoons butter.

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  14. Stir in flour until smooth paste forms.

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  15. Add apricot preserves and water, stirring to combine.

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  16. Remove from heat and stir in Port.

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  17. Pour hot mixture over figs, tossing to coat.

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  18. Divide fig mixture among tartlet shells.

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  19. Return to oven and bake an additional 6 minutes.

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  20. Top each tartlet with 1 teaspoon crumbled blue cheese.

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