Breakfast Tart with Pancetta and Green Onions

Name: Breakfast Tart with Pancetta and Green Onions
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 8 servings Butter, for greasing the pan; 1 egg white, lightly beaten; 5 eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten; 3 green onions, thinly sliced; 227 grams cups shredded Gruyere; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 113 grams 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature; 85 grams pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1 9-inch unroll-and-bake refrigerated 9-inch pie crust (recommended: Pillsbury); 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Breakfast Tart with Pancettan and Green Onions requires around 1 hour and 15 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 427 calories, 16g of protein, and 34g of fat. A mixture of pancetta, butter, mascarpone cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

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Special equipment: 9-inch tart pan with removable base

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Base

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Tart Form

Put an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter and flour the bottom and sides of a 9-inch tart pan.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Tart Form

Oven

Unroll the pie crust and arrange it in the prepared pan. Gently press the crust into the bottom and sides of the pan. Trim any excess crust from the top of the pan. With the tines of a fork, prick the pastry in several places. Using a pastry brush, coat the crust with the beaten egg white.

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Egg Whites

Pie Crust

Crust

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Pastry Brush

Frying Pan

Put the pan on a baking sheet and bake until the egg white has set, about 10 minutes. Allow the crust to cool for 10 minutes.

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Egg Whites

Crust

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Frying Pan

In a medium skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the pancetta and cook, stirring frequently, until brown and crispy, about 6 to 8 minutes.

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Pancetta

Drain on a paper towel lined plate.

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Paper Towels

In a medium bowl, combine the beaten eggs, mascarpone cheese, Gruyere, green onions, salt, pepper, and pancetta.

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Mascarpone

Green Onions

Pancetta

Gruyere

Pepper

Egg

Salt

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Bowl

Mix until smooth.

Pour the mixture into the cooled crust and bake until the mixture has set and the top is golden, about 18 minutes Cool the tart for 10 to 15 minutes then remove it from the pan to a serving platter.

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Crust

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Oven

Frying Pan

Cut the tart into wedges and serve warm or at room temperature.

Cook's Note: The tart can also be made using a 10-inch tart pan.

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Tart Form

Roll out the dough to an 11-inch diameter circle before placing it in the pan.

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Dough