Potato and bacon tart

Name: Potato and bacon tart
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 50 g (1¾ oz) Emmenthal cheese, grated; 100 ml (3¼ fl oz) milk; ½ quantity shortcrust pastry; 1 potato, finely sliced; 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh parsley; 120 ml (4 fl oz) thick (double) cream; 100 g (3¼ oz) bacon, cut into strips 1 cm (½ inch) wide

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Quiches & Pastries

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

This delicious tart is made of shortcrust pastry topped with thinly sliced potato, bacon, cheese, parsley and a creamy filling, and is best served warm. It is important to slice the potatoes thinly to ensure that they cook completely.

Ingredients

½ quantity shortcrust pastry

Main course
Pie

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Grease a 19 x 27 x 2.5 cm (7½ x 10¾ x 1 inch) rectangular loose-bottomed flan tin. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface to approximately 3 mm (⅛ inch) in thickness and line the prepared tin (see