Onion, Cheese & Bacon Tart

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons water, chilled
• 3 slices bacon, chopped
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch salt, generous pinch
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg, generous pinch
• 1/2 cup gruyere cheese, grated, tightly packed

Recipe

• 1 for crust:.
• 2 blend flour and salt in processor.
• 3 add butter and shortening using on/off button cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 4 add 2 tablespoons ice water and process until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
• 5 gather dough into ball and flatten into disk. wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.
• 6 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 7 roll out dough on lightly floured work surface to 11-inch round.
• 8 transfer to 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom.
• 9 press dough onto bottom and up sides of pan. pierce crust all over with fork and freeze 10 minutes.
• 10 line crust with foil, fill with dried beans or pie weights.
• 11 bake crust 10 minutes.
• 12 remove foil and beans. bake until crust is set and partially cooked through, about 15 minutes longer.
• 13 cool crust while making filling.
• 14 maintain oven temperature.
• 15 for filling:.
• 16 sauté bacon in medium skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 4 minutes.
• 17 transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. add onion and pinch of sugar to drippings in skillet and sauté until onion is deep golden brown, about 20 minutes.
• 18 whisk cream, egg, egg yolk, pepper, salt, and nutmeg in small bowl to blend.
• 19 spread onion over bottom of baked crust; sprinkle bacon over, then cheese. pour cream mixture over.
• 20 bake until tart is puffed and filling is set, about 25 minutes.
• 21 cool tart on rack 10 minutes.
• 22 remove pan sides. serve warm or at room temperature.