Jamaican · dessert

Plantain Tarts

Name: Plantain Tarts
Prep time: 26 min
Total time: 51 min
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/3 cup cold water; 3 very ripe plantains, mashed (about 1.5 cups); 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)

Plantain Tarts reads sweetness 7.5, richness 5.1 and fruity 4.7 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Jamaican dessert, about 51 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 3.9 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 8.9 / 10
Sour & Bright — 0.6 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 0.9 / 10
Rich & Fat — 5.4 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.5 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Sweetness 7.5 · Richness 5.1 · Fruity 4.7 · Salinity 3.6 · Floral 3.3 · Umami 2.5 · Warm Spice 2.3 · Nutty 1.1 · Earthy 0.8 · Bitterness 0.7 · Sourness 0.6

What's in it (11)

2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tbsp butter
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 cup cold water
3 very ripe plantains, mashed (about 1.5 cups)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)

Time & effort: about 51 min (26 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 233.6 kcal, 4.6 g protein, 6.4 g fat, 39.9 g carbs

Dietary: Vegetarian · Contains dairy · Contains egg — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Make a short pastry by rubbing butter into flour with sugar and salt, then adding cold water until the dough just comes together.
Mash very ripe plantains with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla for the filling.
Cut pastry circles, place filling on one half, fold and crimp the edges, brush with egg wash, and bake at 375F for 25 minutes until golden.

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