Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
Savory Breakfast Tart
Description
"A savory French onion tart with tomato balsamic jam."
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons ice water
- Tart Filling
- 1⁄4 lb gruyere cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion
- 1⁄4 cup bacon bits
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 egg
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
- Chopped chilled butter into 1/4 inch pieces and mix in flour and salt. Add water until dough holds together loosely.
- Shape into a 5"x5" disc and wrap in cling wrap; chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- Press dough into tart pan using "lift and pinch" method. Poke 3-4 times with fork. Line with parchment paper or tin foil, and fill with baking beads or rice.
- Bake for 15 minutes, remove parchment and baking beads, then bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Filling:
- Dice yellow onion and saute in olive oil until carmelized. Remove from heat.
- Line bottom of tart crust with grated Gruyere cheese.
- Layer bacon bits on top.
- Once cooled, gently lay sauteed onions on top of bacon layer.
- Whisk together egg yolks, egg, salt, pepper, and heavy cream.
- Pour egg mixture into tart crust until filling approaches top edge of tart crust.
- Sprinkle grated parmesan on top.
- Cook tart in oven for 20-25 minutes.
- Allow to cool before serving.
