Pepper Jelly Tarts

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup room temperature butter
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup homemade red hot pepper jelly

Recipe

• 1 combine the cheese, butter, paprika, cayenne in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
• 2 add the flour, combining with a fork until it forms a nice ball of dough.
• 3 roll into small balls and place each into tart tin.
• 4 you should get at least 30 tarts.
• 5 press each ball with fingers to shape tart shell bottom and sides.
• 6 spoon 1 teaspoon jelly into each mini tart.
• 7 bake 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden.
• 8 cool in pans five minutes, then remove from pans to a wire cooling rack.
• 9 serve warm or at room temperature.
• 10 variations:.
• 11 you can also put in a tiny cube of cream cheese than the hot pepper jelly.
• 12 or tiny pieces of brie cheese rinds removed than top with the pepper jelly, another element of tang.
• 13 we also have placed a tiny cube of cream cheese and placed in some raspberry seedles jam on top. ( the crust gives the heat and then the jam gives a touch of sweetness.).