Name: Tarte alsacienne aux oignons (Onion Tart)
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 10 oz (300 g) wheat flour; 5 oz (150 g) butter, cut in small pieces; 4 egg yolks, beaten; 1 egg, beaten; 4 egg whites, beaten until stiff; Pinch of salt; Butter for frying; 2 pinches of nutmeg; 10 oz (300 g) onions, finely chopped; 3½ oz (100 g) lean smoked bacon, finely diced; 10 oz (300 g) fromage blanc* (minimum 60 per cent fat content); Salt and pepper

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd on France

By Keith Floyd

Published 1987

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Ingredients

For the Pastry

10 oz (300 g) wheat flour
5 oz (150

Method

First make the pastry. Sift the flour into a bowl, make a well in the middle and add the butter, salt and egg. Mix with your fingertips until the mixture forms a ball. Knead on a floured board until the dough is completely smooth. Roll into a ball, cover with a floured teatowel and allow to rest at room temperature for a couple of hours.

Then roll out the pastry and use it to line a wel