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Garlic Tart

Garlic Tart

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  • Author: Tastebotanical
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 35
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 8
  • Category: Tart
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: English

Description

This Garlic Tart contains caramelised garlic cloves set in a savoury garlic-flavoured custard in a crisp pasty case and is topped with toasted pinenuts.


Ingredients

Scale

For the pastry:

  • 275 g (10 oz) plain flour
  • 125 g (4 oz) fat (I use a mix of half butter and half Trex as I think this makes the lightest pastry)
  • Salt and pepper
  • A little water

For the filling:

  • 3 bulbs garlic (Note: bulbs not cloves – you need a lot of garlic for this recipe!)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tablespoon balasamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 75 g (3 oz) strong cheddar or another hard cheese
  • 200 ml (7 fl oz) cream
  • 1 tablespoon of pine nuts

Instructions

  1. Set your oven to 180 C, 350 F or Gas Mark 4.
  2. Make the pastry. Put the flour in a bowl.  Add the fat and combine –  either by “rubbing in” by hand or processing – until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.  Season with salt and pepper.  Add a little cold water (2-3 tbsp) and shape the mixture into a dough.
  3. Roll out your pastry and use it to line your quiche or flan dish.   Bake for 20  minutes in the oven to allow the pastry to “set”.  This will stop the filling making it soggy!
  4. Separate your garlic bulbs into individual cloves. You do not need to peel them at this stage.  Take two cloves of garlic from one of your bulbs and set aside (See step 7).
  5. Place the remaining cloves in a pan of boiling water. Boil for 3 mins.  Remove the cloves and allow to cool for a few minutes.  Remove the skins.
  6. Heat the olive oil in a small frying pan. Add the skinned garlic cloves.  Season with salt and pepper and fry for 5 minutes until soft and golden.   Then add the balsamic vinegar and brown sugar and cook gently for a further 2 minutes until brown and sticky.
  7. Crack the eggs into a mixing bowl, add the cream, and beat until combined.  Finely grate the cheddar cheese and add to the mixture.  Peel and crush the two reserved garlic cloves and add to the mixture.
  8. Now place the caramelised garlic cloves in your pastry case.  Pour the egg mixture over them.
  9. Place your quiche or flan dish in the oven and cook for 25 minutes.   At the end of this time, scatter the pinenuts on the top of the tart and cook for a further 5 minutes.
  10. The tart can be eaten hot, room temperature or cold.