Georgian Cheese Pastries

==Ingredients==
=== Pastry ===
* 1½ cups all-purpose flour
* ½ tsp salt
* ½ tsp cream of tartar
* 10 tbsp unsalted butter, cold
* ¼ cup ice water
=== Filling ===
* 1 egg
* 1 cup Muenster cheese, shredded
* 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
* 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
* ¼ cup parsley, chopped
* 2 tbsp chives, chopped
* 2 tbsp mint, chopped 
==Directions==
=== Pastry ===
# Place flour, salt, cream of tartar and butter in food processor.
# Whirl until texture of coarse meal.
# Add water.
# Whirl just until combined and mixture begins to mass together.
# Place on plastic wrap, flatten to a disk, and wrap airtight.
# Refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 30 days.
# Roll dough on floured surface to ⅛" thickness.
# Cut out 24 circles with 3" round cookie cutter, re-rolling scraps; or trace around 3" water glass.
# Pleat edges of circles and fit in bottom of muffin tins.
=== Filling ===
# Beat egg in bowl.
# Add meunster, cheddar, parmesan, parsley, chives and mint.
# Spoon 2 teaspoons filling in each pastry shell; spread level (can be prepared up to 3 hours ahead and refrigerated).
# Bake in preheated hot oven (425°F) for 12 – 15 minutes or until the filling is golden brown and the pastry begins to color.
# Remove from tins; cook on rack.
# Serve warm.
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Category:Pastry Recipes