Tasty Blue Cheese Tart
From dariana 17 years ago
- 37 minutes to make
- Serves 16
A creamy rich blue cheese filling is baked in a flaky pastry tart and garnished with roasted red peppers, pine nuts and parsley.
Ingredients
- Pastry Ingredients: shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 butter shopping list
- 5 to 6 tablespoons ice water shopping list
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- Filling Ingredients: shopping list
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened shopping list
- 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese shopping list
- 1/4 heavy whipping cream shopping list
- 1 egg, slightly beaten shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper shopping list
- 1/3 cup chopped roasted red peppers shopping list
- 3 tablespoons lightly toasted pine nuts or your favorite chopped nuts shopping list
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 375°F. Place flour in large bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix in water with fork until flour is just moistened. Shape into a ball. Roll out pastry on lightly floured surface into 12-inch circle.
- Place into 9 or 10-inch tart pan with removable bottom or pie pan; press firmly on bottom and up sides of pan. Cut away excess pastry; prick all over with fork. Bake for 17 to 22 minutes or until very lightly browned.
- Meanwhile, combine cream cheese and blue cheese in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Continue beating, gradually adding whipping cream, egg and ground pepper until blended. Spread into baked pastry. Sprinkle with roasted red pepper, pine nuts and parsley.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is set. Let stand 20 minutes before serving. Cut into wedges. Cover; store refrigerated.
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