Vidalia Onion Tart with Bacon, Local Honey, and Fresh Thyme

Name: Vidalia Onion Tart with Bacon, Local Honey, and Fresh Thyme
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 237 milliliters cold, unsweetened butter, cut into 1-inch cubes; 2 Tbsps whole cream; 59 milliliters dry white wine; 1 egg, beaten; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 Tbsps coarsely chopped fresh thyme leaves; 3 Tbsps local honey; 4 Tbsps ice water; 1 teaspoon salt; 12 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 5 larges Vidalia onions, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced

Vidalian Onion Tart with Bacon, Local Honey, and Fresh Thyme requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. This hor d'oeuvre has 359 calories, 6g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of salt and pepper, local honey, vidalian onions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

To prepare the pastry, pulse together the flour, butter, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a plastic blade until the butter is about the size of small peas—about ten pulses. Gradually, drizzle in the ice water while pulsing. The amount needed will depend on the moisture content of the flour.

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Water

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Peas

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add just enough water for the dough to form a loose ball. Turn the pastry out onto a lightly floured surface and quickly form the dough into a 1-inch-thick disk. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes (or up to three days) to rest. Preheat oven to 375 degrees about 20 minutes before you're planning to bake the tart.

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Dough

Water

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Oven

Meanwhile, prepare the filling.

Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add the bacon in a single layer and cook, turning as needed, until the bacon is crispy and the fat has been rendered.

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Bacon

Remove the bacon to drain on paper towels to cool, chopping coarsely once cool enough to handle. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat (discarding the rest or using for another purpose) in the pan and reduce the heat to medium.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Add the onions, salt, pepper, and thyme. Cook over medium heat until the onions have softened, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes. Do not let the onions brown!

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Onion

Pepper

Thyme

Salt

Add the wine and increase the heat to medium-high. Cook until the wine has cooked down to a glaze, about 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the honey and reserved chopped bacon. Stir and cook 5 minutes more.

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Bacon

Glaze

Honey

Wine

Remove the onion mixture from the heat and spoon into a shallow pan; refrigerate to cool. When cooled, drain off any excess pan juices and stir in the egg and cream. Adjust seasonings as needed.

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Seasoning

Cream

Onion

Egg

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Frying Pan

To assemble, roll the reserved dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Line the pan(s) with the pastry and form even edges. Refrigerate another 10 minutes, then line the pastry with parchment paper and fill with pie weights.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Paper

Frying Pan

Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned.

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Oven

Remove the paper and weights and bake another 15 to 20 minutes to brown the bottom. Allow to cool slightly before filling. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees. Fill the pastry crust with the onion mixture and bake until golden brown and the filling is set, about 35 minutes.

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Pastry Dough