Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Butter the holes of a muffin tin (This recipe makes eight tarts
so you may need to bake them in batches).
Cut the filo pastry down to the correct size for your muffin tins
then coat the filo pastry with the clarified butter and press into muffin tins creating four layers of buttered filo in each case. Bake for approximately 10-15 minutes until light golden-brown (to blind bake – they should not be completely cooked).
For the filling
place the eggs
egg yolks and double cream in a bowl and beat gently. Add the nutmeg
salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Place a sieve over a pouring jug and strain the egg mixture.
Heat the oil in a frying pan
then quickly fry the spring onions until just softened.
In a pan of boiling water cook the samphire
then immediately drain them and run under cold water to stop them losing colour and cooking further. Mix with the spring onions.
Divide the samphire and spring onion mix between the pastry cases. Top with some shrimps and the blue cheese
then pour the egg mixture over to fill the cases.
Place the tarts on a baking tray in the centre of the preheated oven. Cook for approximately 20 minutes
or until the filling is just set. Leave to cool for a few minutes before serving.
