Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Use a glass, jar, or cookie cutter to cut 2.5 to 3 inch circles out of the pie dough.

Press the dough discs into a mini muffin pan and chill for 15 minutes.

Place the tray of chilled tartlet dough into the oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown.

Remove from oven, and while still warm, spoon a dollop of goat cheese into each tartlet.

Top the goat cheese with a spoon of apricot jam, and sprinkle with pistachios and freshly cracked black pepper.