Parmesan Ghost Tartlets

Parmesan Ghost Tartlets are a tasty and fun appetizer, perfect for themed parties such as Halloween or to add a touch of originality to an aperitif. Here’s how to prepare this dish.

Ingredients

• 100 g of grated Parmesan cheese
• 200 g of flour 00
• 100 g of cold butter, cubed
• 1 egg
• Salt to taste
• Pitted black olive

For decoration:

• Mozzarella for pizza
• Black olives

Preparation

1. In a bowl, mix the flour and grated Parmesan adding a pinch of salt.
2. Add the cubed butter and start to knead with your fingertips until you get a sandy mixture.
3. Incorporate the egg and continue to work the dough until it is smooth and uniform.
4. Form a ball with the dough, wrap it in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
5. Once rested, roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface until about 3 mm thick.
6. With a round pastry cutter, cut out discs and place them inside the pre-buttered and floured tartlet molds.
7. Prick the bottom of the tartlets with the tines of a fork, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 10-15 minutes or until golden.
8. While the tartlet bases cool down, cut the pizza mozzarella into slices and then into small rectangles.
9. Place a rectangle of mozzarella on each tartlet to recreate the appearance of a ghost’s sheet.
10. Cut the black olives in half to create the ghost’s eyes and place them on the mozzarella.

Tip: for a more “spooky” effect, you can use a ghost-shaped cutter to cut the mozzarella, and using a straw, make holes for the eyes.

Here are your cute Parmesan Ghost Tartlets, perfect for surprising your guests!

Curiosity

The use of Parmesan in these tartlets brings a touch of Italian flavor to an otherwise very simple recipe, adding a note of irreplaceable flavor thanks to its rich and slightly fruity taste. Parmesan is a PDO cheese, meaning it has a Protected Designation of Origin, which ensures the respect of the production tradition and geographical origin.