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IngredientsTarte a l oignon alsacienne Onion tart To serve 6-8 175g (6oz) pate briss 40g (1 ½ oz) butter 350g (12oz) chopped spring onions 2 slices lean bacon 3 eggs 225mls ( 8floz) single cream salt and pepper one 20cm (8½ in) loose based flan tin |
Heat oven to 200c, 400f, gas mark 6, with baking sheet inside. Line flan tin with pate brisee and chill until required.Melt butter until foaming and cook onions until soft. cut the bacon into small pieces.
Beat eggs and cream and seasoning together.
Season the onions and arrange in pastry case.
Pour in the eggs scatter with the bacon pieces and place on hot baking sheet and then bake for 30 mins or until set and serve warm.
Pate brisee (short pastry)
100g (4oz) butter
225g ( 8oz) flour
1 egg yolk
pinch of salt
1 tablespoon of cold water
Soften the butter in a warm bowl and work into a cream.
Sieve the flour into a mound.
Make a well in the centre and into it drop the yolk,salt and butter.
Work them together with the fingers of one hand and when well mixed together gather in the flour
Add a tablespoon of very cold water, and a second one if necessary.
Until a soft supple ball is formed. Put in the fridge and chill for 30 mins.
Roll out the pastry,fold into four and roll out again.
Chill again for 30 mins before use.
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