Farmhouse Cheese Tart

Name: Farmhouse Cheese Tart
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6 , 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces; 2 tablespoons shortening; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave; 1 teaspoon salt; fresh ground black pepper; 1 egg yolk; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 5 large granny smith apples, cored, peeled, and cut into walnut-size pieces; 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced; 8 ounces farmhouse" cheese such as lancashire or other farmhouse cheese; 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves; salt & freshly ground black pepper

Submitted by Boo Chef in West Te

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Ready In:: 1hr 5mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

FOR THE PASTRY
³⁄₄ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2 tablespoons shortening
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave
1 teaspoon salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 egg yolk
FOR THE FILLING
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
5 large granny smith apples, cored, peeled, and cut into walnut-size pieces
2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
8 ounces farmhouse" cheese such as lancashire or other farmhouse cheese
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
salt & freshly ground black pepper

directions

For the pastry: In a large mixing bowl, rub butter and shortening into flour with fingertips until sandy. Mix in thyme, salt, and pepper. Add 2–3 tablespoons cold water, 1 tablespoons at a time. Knead until pastry dough just holds together. Halve dough and form into two balls. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
Prepare egg wash in a small bowl, stirring a dash of salt into egg yolk.
For the filling: In a large sauté pan, melt butter over medium heat until foaming, then add apples and onions. Cover and fry until golden and slightly softened, about 20 minutes. Transfer apple mixture into another large mixing bowl and stir in cheese, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 350°. On a floured work surface, roll out 1 pastry ball and line a 9" removable-bottom tart tin, leaving at least 1/2" of pastry above the rim. Roll out remaining dough into a 9" round or cut out free-form leaf shapes.
Fill tart shell with cooled apple mixture. Cover with pastry round, crimping edges carefully to seal (be sure to cut a hole for the steam to escape), or arrange pastry leaves on top. Brush pastry with the egg wash. Place in oven and bake for 30–40 minutes, or until pastry is crisp and brown. Serve warm.

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Boo Chef in West Te

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