Cranberry Sausage Tartlettes Recipe Foodcom

CRANBERRY SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Let frozen pie shell stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• Do not prick the shell.
• Bake pie shell for 7 minutes.
• Remove from oven and set aside.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• Crumble sausage, and cook in a large skillet with onion over medium-high heat until sausage is thoroughly cooked.
• Drain off excess fat.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in cranberries.
• Sprinkle cheese on the bottom of the pie shell.
• Top cheese evenly with sausage mixture.
• Combine eggs and half and half in medium bowl.
• Whisk until blended but not frothy.
• Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture in pie shell.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• Garnish with fresh parsley or sage.

CRANBERRY SAUSAGE TARTLETTES

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, sugar, and juice in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, simmer until cranberries are soft and some have popped, about 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, saute sausage - keep breaking it apart into crumbled sausage.
• Add scallions/onions to sausage for about 1 - 2 minutes.
• Drain off fat (if you use chicken sausage there won't be any!), stir in cranberry mix.
• Fill precooked shells.
• Serve!
• You can make the filling the day before, just don't fill the shells until just before serving so they don't get soggy (although the filo ones hold up very well!).

CRANBERRY TART

Steps:

• Grease a 10- to 12-inch pie or flan dish. Spread the berries, pecans in the dish. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Combine the butter, sugar, eggs and extract. Stir or beat in the flour. Spread over the berries. Bake at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• Serve with whipped cream flavored with Grand Marnier or orange peel, or ice cream or custard sauce.

SAUSAGE & CHEESE TARTS

Steps:

• Mix together sausage, cheese, ranch and red pepper.
• Scoop into tart shells.
• Bake@ 375 for 10-12 minutes.
• These also freeze very well.

CRANBERRY TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a mini-muffin or mini tart pan with non-stick vegetable spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together butter and sugar. Add eggs and almond extract; continue whisking until blended. Add flour and continue to whisk until well blended. Using a spoon, mix in cranberries and pecans.
• Fill each cup of prepared mini-muffin pan 1/2 full of cranberry dough. Bake 15 minutes.

CRANBERRY, SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Saute sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, crumbling coarsely for about 10 minute Remove sausage to a large bowl iwth a slotted spoon & empty pan of grease.
• Into the same pan melt the butter. Add the leeks, apples, celery and poultry seasoning. Saute until softened, about 10 minute Add the rosemary, dried cranberries and cooked sausage. Mix all with the dried bread cubes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Moisten with the chicken stock.
• Stuff turkey with about 5 cups for a 14 lbs turkey. Add additional chicken stock to moisten stuffing if needed. Remaining stuffing can be baked in a covered buttered casserole at 350 degrees for about 45 minute Uncover and bake for another 15 minute to brown top.