Time: 1 hour 10 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

Browned, or fried, butter is widely used in French cuisine to elevate the flavor of a dish or dessert. Make the dough for these tartlets with brown butter instead of regular butter. This will give them a more complex and unique flavor, with nutty, caramelized undertones. Be careful when frying the butter, however, to avoid burning. Mix the dough, shape it into cups in muffin tins, fill with fig jam, and bake. Serve the finished tartlets with a delicious fig sauce and a dollop of crème fraîche—a mild French sour cream.

Ingredients:

Tartlets

• 12 tbsp (170 g) butter
• 1.5 cups flour + extra for work
• 3 tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup fig jam

Topping

• 0.5 cups bourbon
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar
• 1 vanilla pod, cut in half lengthwise, seeds scraped out
• 1 1/4 cups dried black figs, stems removed, halved
• Crème fraîche, for serving

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Prepare the tartlets: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat and cook until browned and fragrant, then let cool. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour, sugar, powdered sugar, and salt. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of water, if necessary, to help the dough stick together. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead three or four times until it comes together.
Step 2
• Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each cavity of a 6-cup nonstick muffin pan. Press the batter down in the center and press it up the sides of the pan to form cups. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes until firm. Spoon 1 tablespoon fig jam into the center of each tartlet and bake until golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Let cool slightly, then remove from the pan.
Step 3
• Meanwhile, prepare the topping: In a medium saucepan, heat the bourbon, sugar, 1/2 cup water, and vanilla bean with seeds over medium heat. Add the figs and simmer until plump and the liquid becomes syrupy, about 15 minutes. Serve the tartlets with the figs, sauce, and a dollop of crème fraîche.

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