French Onion And Bacon Tart Atk

Description

Either yellow or white onions work well in this recipe, but stay away from sweet onions, such as vidalias, which will make the tart watery. Use a 9-inch tinned-steel tart pan. Leftovers should be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated. Reheat on a baking sheet in a 325-degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes.

Ingredients

• All-purpose Flour
• Sugar
• Salt
• Unsalted Butter
• Ice Water
• Bacon
• Onions
• Thyme
• Eggs
• Half-and-half Cream
• Salt And Pepper

Instructions

1. Crust: preheat the oven to 375
2. Put the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl and pulse a few times to mix
3. Dump in all the butter and pulse about 15 times total
4. You want to cut the butter up smaller than you would for a flaky pie crust
5. Add in 2 tablespoons of the ice cold water and turn the machine on for 5-6 seconds
6. Youll know that you have the right amount of moisture in the dough by removing the lid, reaching in and grabbing a handful, squeeze it together and if it clumpsits perfect
7. If it is still crumbly and does not stick together, then put the lid back on, add another to 1 teaspoon of ice water and turn on again for another 5-6 seconds
8. Press dough in tart pan
9. Try and make it an even layer across the bottom of the pan
10. To avoid shrinkage place it on a plate and put it in the freezer to firm up and rest for at least 30 minutes
11. Cook bacon until crispy
12. Less 2 tablespoons of drippings in pan and cook onions on low / med heat with thyme & salt, covered 20mins
13. So not brown, sweat the onions
14. Pull crust out of the freezer, place it on a cookie sheet, add a sheet of foil on top and press it in gently and then fill with your favorite pie weight
15. Place in the oven for 30 minutes while the onions are cooking
16. Beat the eggs and add in the half and half, a grind or two of black pepper and a touch of salt, mix well and set aside
17. The onions, they should be translucent, soft and very fragrant
18. Remove them from the heat and cool long enough that they wont cook the eggs
19. When the crust comes out, remove the pie weights and foil
20. Remove the thyme sprigs from the onions and mix them into the custard
21. Pour it all into the tart crust, sprinkle with bacon pieces and put it back in the 375 oven for 25-30 minutes on the middle rack