This time I made a simple cheese tart. Easy, tasty and rather quick!
Cheese Tart
tart crust adapted from here
200gr AP flour
100gr whole wheat flour
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp salt
225gr butter
2 to 4 tbsp cold water
filling:
2 eggs
200gr feta cheese crumbled
yellow cheese grated
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 small green onions chopped
* Combine the flours, oregano and onion powder.
*Add the butter and mix with your fingers until it resembles a coarse meal.
* Add 2-3 tbsp of cold water and mix to form a dough. If it looks dry add a little more water.
Note: I have done this process many times in my mixer with the paddle attachment and the dough is fine. Just don't overbeat.
* Place the dough on parchment paper and roll to a circle or a rectangle, depending on the tart dish you will use.
* Lay the dough on the buttered and floured tart dish and press the bottom and the sides.
* Put it in the fridge for 20-25 min.
* In the mean time, make the filling. Just combine everything and mix with an egg beater.
* Preheat the oven to 200oC, take the tart out of the fridge and prick it with a fork all over the bottom. Add pie weights and bake for 8-10 min.
Note: For pie weights I use old rice and old beans. I cover the bottom with cling film, add the weights and bake. When the beans are cold, I put them back in a bag for reuse.
* Remove from the oven, reduce temp to 180oC, add the filling and bake for about 25 - 30 min, until the filling is done.
* Allow it to cool before you cut a piece.
Note: I never wait... I eat it while it's hot. Right then and there. I just cannot wait to dig in.. And then the next day I tell myself, that I should have waited because it is so tasty cold (room temp)....
What I love about this tart is that you can make it any time you want only with what is in your fridge... Different cheeses, left over meat and chicken, peppers, zucchini, olives... Really it is so versatile!
And if you don't like whole wheat flour, just put in all AP!
Louise!
