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Tarte soleil

Tarte Soleil (Sun pie appetizer)

A easy appetizer recipe for a savory puff pastry, known in French as a tarte soleil.
4.65 from 14 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizers and Starters
Cuisine French
Servings 4
Calories 1070 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 puff pastry crust bases
  • 1 cup of pesto sauce (25 cl)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Spread the first puff pastry crust dough in a large baking pan.
  • Using a small spoon, spread the pesto sauce on the puff pastry dough, leaving plenty of room along the edges.
  • Moisten gently the edges of 1st pastry dough with some water, using your fingers.
  • Carefully place the 2nd puff pastry dough on top of the 1st puff pastry, enclosing the pesto sauce in the middle.
  • Roll and enclose the edges together to form a crust, like you would for pizza dough.
  • Place a glass on top in the center.
  • Away from the glass, using a sharp knife, cut the pastry dough into 4 equal quarters.
  • Then cut each quarter in half, then each eighth in half, to make 16 equal strips.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
  • Remove the glass and start to twist strips twice keeping the ends pinched together all the way around to make a pinwheel.
  • Crack the egg open in a bowl, and using a pastry brush, lightly paint the egg across the pinwheel.
  • (Optional) Sprinkle some sesame seeds across the pinwheel.
  • Place the tarte soleil in the oven for 20 minutes or until the dough rises and it looks cooked.
  • Serve while warm.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 1070kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 23gFat: 104gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 77gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 1014mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2g

Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.