Onion Tart (tarte Aux Oignons)

Ingredients & Directions FILLING 2 lb Sweet onions (preferably) 1 ts Salt 1/4 c Peanut oil (or other veg. -oil) 1/2 c Water 1/4 lb Bacon, cut in strips 1 ts Flour 2 Egg yolks 6 tb Creme Fraiche (see recipe) Pate Brisee (Pie Pastry) -(see recipe) Slice onions thinly and layer in large saucepan. […]

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Candied Apple Tart

Ingredients & Directions 2 c Bisquick 2/3 c Whipping cream 2 tb Sugar 4 c Apples; thinly sliced -about 4 medium 1/4 c Bisquick 1/3 c Brown sugar 1 tb Butter; firm 3/4 ts Cinnamon 2 tb Cinnamon apple jelly Heat oven to 425F. Mix 2 c bisquick, whipping cream and sugar until soft dough […]

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Onion Tart

Ingredients & Directions -PASTRY- 200 g Plain flour 130 g Unsalted butter, softened 3 tb Water 1 Egg 1 ds Salt FILLING 400 g Onions 30 g Bacon, cut into thin strips 50 g Unsalted butter 3 1/2 dl Cream 3 1/2 dl Milk 4 Eggs 1 ds Gratted nutmeg 1 tb Chopped parsley Salt […]

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Alsatian Cheese Tart

Ingredients & Directions -SWEET PIE DOUGH- 4 c Cake flour 5/8 c Sugar 2 1/2 Skicks sweet butter 1 Whole egg ds Fresh lemon juice pn Fresh vanilla bean seeds OR 2 dr To 3 drops vanilla extract FILLING 16 oz Fromage blanc OR -Farmer’s cheese OR -Ricotta cheese 3/4 c Heavy cream 4 lg […]

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Onion Sourdough Starter

Ingredients & Directions 1/3 c Warm water; (100F) 1/3 c Flour 1/2 ts Yeast; granulated pn Sugar 1 Whole onion Get a good, fresh onion (I have used white, yellow, red, and those cute little pearl onions). Peel it & cut it into a manageable-sized piece. In a jar, mix about 1/3 c. warm water […]

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Almond Tart With Lemon Curd

Ingredients & Directions -ALMOND SHELL- 1/4 c Finely chopped almonds 1 1/4 c Flour; sifted 1/2 c Sugar 1 ds Salt 1/2 c Butter; cut into 1/2″ cubes 1 Egg 1 ts Vanilla LEMON CURD 10 Egg yolks 3/4 c Sugar (or more) 3/4 c Lemon juice 1/2 c Butter Sweetened whipped cream Fresh fruit […]

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Onion And Tomato Tart With Anchovies

Ingredients & Directions Pizza dough 4 tb Olive oil 4 lg Onions (2 1/2-3 pounds); -sliced 2 tb Slivered garlic 2 ts Fresh oreganoOR 1 ts Dried oregano 1 ts Rosemary leaves; chopped 1 tb Parsley; chopped 2 c Ripe tomatoOR; diced and -seeded 2 c Canned diced tomatoes; -drained Salt and freshly ground -pepper […]

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Alaska Seafood Tarts

Ingredients & Directions 418 g Canned pink Alaska salmon 350 g Packet filo pastry 3 tb Walnut oil 15 g Margarine 25 g Plain flour 2 tb Greek yogurt 175 g Seafood sticks; chopped -(crab flavored) 25 g Walnuts, chopped 100 g Grated Parmesan -OR- grated Cheddar cheese Pre-heat oven to 80 C, 350 F, […]

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Onion And Prosciutto Tart

Ingredients & Directions 1/2 lb Puff pastry 4 lg Onions; chopped 3 oz Prosciutto; diced 1/2 ts Thyme 1/2 ts Rosemary 2 tb Olive oil 12 lg Black olives in oil; pitted Freshly ground black pepper Salt if needed 1 Egg Cook onions in oil with herbs until onions are transparent. Add prosciutto and cook […]

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“foolproof” Sourdough Starter

Ingredients & Directions 1 c Yogurt 1 c Milk -skim, reg or buttermilk 1 c Flour Mix the milk and yogurt together in a glass, pottery or plastic container.(NOT metal) Keep a lid on it, but don’t seal it. (sealed starters have been known to explode!) Put this where the temperature will be 80-90F for […]

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