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Ingredients
- 160 g red onion
- 250 g bacon
- 540 ml whipping cream (min. 30%)
- 120 g grated Comté or Gruyère cheese
- 2 eggs + 6 egg yolks
- 15 ml sunflower oil
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 5 g salt
- 280 g all-purpose flour
- 150 g cold butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 200 g dry beans (for weights)
- cling film
- baking paper
Steps
- 1Cut the red onion and bacon into thin strips.
- 2Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and fry the bacon until golden brown. Remove it to a plate lined with paper towels and let it cool.
- 3In the fat remaining in the pan, fry the onion until golden brown, then transfer it to a bowl and let it cool.
- 4In a bowl, lightly whisk the eggs, egg yolks, and cream. Add the fried onion, bacon, grated cheese, spices (salt, pepper, nutmeg), and mix thoroughly.
- 5For the dough, knead together the flour, cold butter, egg yolks, and 3 tablespoons of water in a bowl. Form it into a ball, wrap it tightly in cling film, and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- 6Roll out the rested dough and place it into a greased pie dish (approx. 30 cm in diameter). Trim off any excess edges with a knife.
- 7Preheat the oven to 200 °C.
- 8Cover the dough with a round piece of baking paper, spread dry beans over it as weights, and bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes until golden brown. Remove and let it cool in the dish. Set aside the beans for later baking.
- 9Reduce the oven temperature to 170 °C.
- 10Pour the filling into the pre-baked pastry shell and bake for another 25 minutes.
- 11Serve warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!
