Bacon and Cheese Tart

Name: How to cook Bacon and Cheese Tart - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Joanne

Bacon and Cheese Tart

Classic quiche Lorraine has no onions or cheese but most modern recipes include both, the thing to get right though is balance, too much bacon or cheese and you lose the delicate flavour combination. I added cheese, mustard powder and paprika to the pastry, which was crisp and delicious.

Ingredient

Food ration :

3 servings

300 g

plain flour

150 g

butter

1/2 tsp

English mustard powder

75 g

extra mature Cheddar cheese, grated

3-4 tbsp

Creme fraiche

4-5

eggs

5-6 rashers

bacon

onion, peeled and sliced

100 g

extra mature Cheddar

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

To make the pastry, weigh the flour in a bowl and add the butter, diced into small pieces.

* Step 2

Rub the fat into the flour with your fingers until you have a mixture that looks like breadcrumbs. Add the mustard powder, paprika and grated cheese and mix.

* Step 3

Add cold water, about 2 tbsp and mix to form a dough, you might need a little more water but add gradually. Knead into a ball, flatten, wrap in plastic film and chill for 20 minutes.

* Step 4

Gently sauté the bacon and onion in melted butter until soft, don't brown. Transfer to a bowl to cool.

* Step 5

Roll the pastry out on a floured surface and use to line a 23cm tart tin. Trim the edges and place in the freezer for 10 minutes. Heat the oven to 180C/ Gas 4.

* Step 6

Line the tart with baking parchment and add baking beans. Bake for 15 minutes then remove beans and paper and place back in the oven for 5 minutes until the pastry is just cooked.