Fig and Goat cheese tartlets with balsamic syrup

For me this is dessert , for others it may be a savory tart or appetizer. Any way you define it , Figs, Goat cheese and balsamic... timeless, classic and heavenly.

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. Sugar
1 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. honey
puff pastry sheets.
crumbled goat cheese
figs
butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Start the Balsamic syrup by heating 1 cup of balsamic vinegar, plus 2 tbsp. sugar and the honey. Let it heat at medium high until you have reach a thickness of chocolate sauce.

Prepare the puff pastry. I bought 5x5 puff pastry sheets, but you can work with what you find at store and just cut it down to the desired measurement. In this case I used 5 x 2.5 rectangles.

With a fork, punctuate a frame leaving half an inch aprox. as a border on the rectangle.

A little goat cheese inside....

And then slices of figs....

Sprinkle a little sugar and put a little dab of butter on top...

Arrange on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or silpat and throw in  the oven at 350F for 15 min.

When they are done they are beautifully puffed and browned. The goat cheese melted and the figs sweet and softer. Wait for them to cool a little and drizzle a the balsamic syrup.