Country Ham-and-Asparagus Tartlets

Ingredients

• 18 inch asparagus tips fresh
• 0.3 cup butter softened
• 0.5 cup country ham diced finely
• 3 ounce cream cheese softened
• 1 large eggs 
• 0.8 cup flour all-purpose
• 1 tablespoon flour all-purpose
• 3 ounces swiss cheese shredded
• 0.3 cup whipping cream 
• 0.3 cup cornmeal yellow

Equipment

• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Stir together cream cheese and butter until blended; stir in 3/4 cup flour and cornmeal. Cover and chill 1 hour.
2. Shape dough into 18 (1-inch) balls.
3. Place balls into miniature muffin pans, and press evenly into bottom and up sides. Set aside.
4. Stir together Swiss cheese and 1 tablespoon flour.
5. Whisk together egg and whipping cream; stir in Swiss cheese mixture and diced ham. Spoon evenly into pastry shells.
6. Bake at 425 for 7 minutes. Top each tart with an asparagus spear. Reduce oven temperature to 30
7. Cover and bake 17 minutes or until set.