PEAR AND FETA CHEESE TART
INGREDIENTS:
PASTRY
- 170g Pernerka Fine Plain Wholemeal flour
- 135g butter (at room temperature)
- 1 egg
- A pinch of salt
FILLING
- 200ml double cream
- 3 eggs
- 1 red onion
- 2 bigger ripe pears
- 150g Feta cheese
- Salt to taste
TIPS AND TRICKS:
You can sprinkle some chopped nuts on top of the tart.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Preheat the oven to 190C / 170C fan.
2) Make the pastry. Put the flour and salt into a bowl, then add butter. Using your fingertips, rub the flour into the butter until you get a breadcrumb like mixture. Add the egg and working quickly, bring all the ingredients together into a nice smooth dough. (You can also make the pastry in a food processor or a kitchen stand mixer).
3) Using a rolling pin, roll the pastry out on a clean lightly floured surface. Transfer it into a tart pan and dock it with a fork. Place some parchment paper on the pastry and fill it with uncooked beans or rice and blind bake it in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
4) Meanwhile, make the filling. Slice the red onions, dice the pears and crumble the Feta cheese. In a bowl, mix mix together eggs with cream and add the remaining ingredients.
5) Take out the pre-baked pastry, remove the parchment paper and uncooked beans/rice and pour in the prepared filling.
6) Reduce the heat to 170C / 150C fan, place the tart back in the oven and bake for a further 30 minutes.
7) Remove from the oven, cool down, slice and enjoy!