Description
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This delicious French Onion Tart is a classic.
Ingredients
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- 1 partially cooked pastry shell
- 3 cup (1 lb/450 gr) onions, finely sliced
- 4 tbsp (2 oz/50 gr) butter
- 3 eggs - free range if you can get these
- 1 cup (1/2 pint) double cream
- 1/2 cup (2 oz/50 gm) grated Gruyère cheese
- Grated nutmeg
- 2 tsp thyme leaves
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C/Gas 4)
- Your pastry shell should be just cooked but still pale in colour.
- Melt the butter in a heavy based pan and cook the onions gently until they are just cooked and golden brown in colour.
- Stir in the thyme leaves and leave to cool.
- Whisk the eggs lightly then whisk in the cream.
- Add the cheese and the salt and pepper to taste.
- Fill the pastry shell with the onions.
- Pour the egg and cream mixture over the onions.
- Bake for about 30-45 minutes or until golden brown and the egg mixture has puffed up. Smells and tastes yummy!