Bleu Cheese Appetizer Tarts

These delicious little appetizers are a great treat to have on hand in case you get a surprise visit from unexpected company. They can be baked several days ahead of time and frozen for fututer use. When ready to serve, bake the frozen tarts, uncovered, on a baking sheet at 350 F for 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12-24
• Yields: 2 dozen tarts

Ingredients

• Tart Shells

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 1  cup all-purpose flour

• Filling

• 1  cup blue cheese, crumbled
• 1  tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1  dash salt
• 2  drops  hot sauce
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. For the tarts:
2. Combine cream cheese and butter, mixing well. Stir in flou; chill. Shape dough into 24 (1-inch) balls. Place each ball into individual wells of ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin pans, pressing dough onto bottom of sides to form shells. Set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
4. For the Filling:
5. Combine bleu cheese and flour; spoon evenly into tart shells.
6. Combine egg, milk, salt, and hot sauce; spoon evenly over bleu cheese mixture in tart shells. Sprinkle with walnuts.
7. Bake at 425 F for 7 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F, and bake an additional 17 minutes or until set.