Onion And Bacon Tart

Total Time: 12 hrs 12 mins Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup water (or more)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 12 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 4 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 4 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup creme fraiche or 1/4 cup whipping cream, plus
• 1 teaspoon creme fraiche or 1 teaspoon whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 for dough: mix flour, 3/4 c water, salt and oil in large bowl.
• 2 add more water by tablespoons if dough is very dry.
• 3 turn out onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 3 minutes.
• 4 wrap in plastic and refrigerate overnight.
• 5 bring to room temperature before continuing.
• 6 for topping: preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• 7 saute bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat until brown, about 10 minutes.
• 8 using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels, drain.
• 9 add onions to skillet with bacon fat and saute til tender and brown.
• 10 remove from heat.
• 11 puree cottage cheese in blender until almost smooth.
• 12 transfer to large bowl.
• 13 add creme fraiche, oil, salt, nutmeg and pepper.
• 14 stir to blend.
• 15 divide dough into 4 equal pieces.
• 16 form each piece into ball; flatten into disk.
• 17 on lightly floured surface, roll out 1 disk to a 12 inch round.
• 18 place round on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dougn pieces.
• 19 divide creme mixture among rounds, spreading to within 1 inch of edge.
• 20 top each with bacon and onions and bake until bubbly and brown, about 12 minutes.