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Tarte Dijonnaise

Marked for Revision Yields: tart (20x30cm) Cost: $8.90 per tart Difficulty: 3/10

From a Vittles email with subject “A prodigious attitude to cream”, cites as from Maison Bertaux, according to a recipe by Mark Hix. Recommends serving warm, maybe with salad. Cooked, works good as a lunch. Needs to be faster, make some convenience substitutions, don’t bother with fancy cheese.

Ingredients

  • Puff pastry 1 whole (20x30cm sheet)
  • Brown onions 1 whole (large)
  • Red capsicum 1 whole
  • Olive oil 2 tbsp
  • Cheddar 150 grams
  • Eggs 2 whole
  • Double cream 2 tbsp
  • Dijon mustard 2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees fan forced, line shallow tray with baking paper
  2. Dice onion and capsicum finely, grate cheddar, beat eggs (lightly)
  3. Fry onion and capsicum in the oil over medium heat for 15 min. Cover with lid, stir often.
  4. Lay the pastry on the tray, bake for 10 minutes. Set aside.
  5. To the veggies, add the cheese, eggs, cream, mustard, salt and pepper. Combine and adjust
  6. Flip the pastry sheet and spread the mixture across in a thick, even layer
  7. Bake for 18-20 min, until lightly browned at the edges