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Cheese Tart (Tarte au Fromage)
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(Recipe ID: 342)
Serves 8
Preparation time: 45 minutes; Cook time: 1 hours
Source: Chef Joseph Lowery
~Adapted from the recipe of legendary French Chef Fernand Point
Ingredients
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- 2 cups All purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Butter
- 1/4 cup Shortening
- 1 Whole egg, beaten
- 3 tablespoons Ice water
- 1 pound Cottage cheese
- 8 ounces Sour cream
- 6 Egg yolks
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon Corn starch
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- Zest of 1 lemon and juice of 1/2 lemon
- 3 Egg whites, stiffly beaten with a pinch of salt
Instructions
Tart Pastry:
2 cups All purpose flour
1/4 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Butter
1/4 cup Shortening
1 Whole egg, beaten
3 tablespoons Ice water
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Sift together flour and sugar and place in a food processor fitted with the steel blade.
- Add butter and blend for 20 seconds.
- Add shortening and blend for 20 seconds.
- Add beaten egg and blend for 30 seconds.
- With the machine running, add ice water and a tablespoon at a time until the dough forms a ball.
- Remove dough from food processor, cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Roll out chilled dough to fit your tart pan.
- Add filling and bake.
Cheese Filling:
1 pound Cottage cheese
8 ounces Sour cream
6 Egg yolks
5 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon Corn starch
2 teaspoons Vanilla
Zest of 1 lemon and juice of 1/2 lemon
3 Egg whites, stiffly beaten with a pinch of salt
- Combine all ingredients except egg whites, and beat until very smooth.
- Fold in beaten egg whites and fill pastry shell.
- Bake for 1 hour at 375 degrees.







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