Apple, Bacon and Cheese Tarts
Preparation

Step 1
Butter / grease tin

Step 2
Line tin with pastry rolled out to 6-8mm in thickness. Make sure you cut the pastry bigger than the tin as you need the pastry to hang over the edge slightly.

Step 3
Prick with fork and line with baking parchment and baking beans (or something to weigh the pastry down). Bake in a preheated oven (160C) for 10-12 minutes. Remove paper and beans and return to oven for 3-6 minutes, or until pastry is biscuit coloured.

Step 4
Scatter the rocket leaves and parma ham and shaved Parmigiano Reggianno all over.



Step 5
Place bacon on a non stick baking tray and bake in a hot oven until crispy. Remove and chop into pieces.


Step 6
Mix egg and cream together. Quarter and apple and then cut each quarter into five slices.

Step 7
Mix egg and cream together. Quarter and apple and then cut each quarter into five slices.
Ingredients


1 pack of shortcrust pastry
1 Granny Smith apple
100g grated cheddar cheese
2 onions
300ml sour cream
90g unsalted butter
6 rashers of Dry Cure Back bacon
2 eggs
50ml double cream


Hearty Bacon Soup
Preparation

Step 1
Heat the Olive Oil in a large saucepan and add the cured pancetta, chopped onion and rosemary. Cook on a medium heat for ten minutes, or until the onion is soft.

Step 2
Add the stock, butternut squash and tomatoes and season. Simmer for 6-8 minutes.

Step 3
Add the pasta, cannellini beans and shredded cabbage. Simmer for a further 3-5 minutes or until the greens have wilted.

Step 4
Serve with warm, crusty bread.

Ingredients


90g Cured Pancetta
410g tin of Cannellini Beans
400g tin of chopped tomatoes
Savoy Cabbage, stems removed & shredded
1 Onion, chopped
½ Butternut Squash, deseeded & chopped
1-½ litres of Vegetable or Chicken Stock
125g Pasta
1 tbsp Rosemary
1 tsp Olive Oil