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Tomato tart with cheddar

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Ingredients:
PASTRY
1 2/3 cupFlour, all purpose, unbleachd
1 pinch-Salt
1/2 cupButter, unsalted, cold, cut
-in 8 pieces
1/4 cup-Ice water
FILLING
1/2 cupCheddar cheese, white &
1/2 tspSage, ground, -OR-
-Sage Derby Cheddar
-shredded, 2 oz
2 Tomatoes, 5oz, blanched
-peeled & cored
3 Eggs
1 cupHeavy Cream
1 tbspEnglish mustard
1/4 tsp-Salt
-Freshly ground white pepper
1/2 cupCheddar cheese, white &
1/2 tspSage, ground, -OR-
-Sage Derby Cheddar
-shredded, 2 oz
Procedures:
1To make pastry: in food processor, combine flour, pinch salt and butter.
2Pulse on/off turns til mixture ressembles coarse crumbs.
3While processing is running, add ice water processing until dough pulls away from sides of processor and forms a ball.
4Form dough into a dish shape.
5Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.
6Preheat oven to 450°F.
7Roll out pastry out on floured surface to 14 inch diameter circle.
8Fit into 10 inch tart pan with removable bottom.
9Fold in extra pastry along edge so sides of tart will be thicker.
10Place tart pan on baking sheet.
11Line tart shell with double thickness of foil.
12Fill with dried beans or pie weights.
13Bake at 450f for 10 to 12 minutes.
14Remove foil and weights or beans.
15Cool tart shell on rack.
16Reduce oven temperature to 400°F.
17To make filling: sprinkle ?cup cheese in bottom of cool, prebaked pie shell.
18Cut each tomato in 5 slices.
19Seed tomato slices.
20Pat tomato slices dry between paper towels, gently pressing to extract as much juice as possible.
21Arrange tomato slices in pastry shell in single laye rover cheese.
22Set aside.
23In medium bowl, whisk eggs, cream, mustard, ?tsp salt and white pepper to taste until blended.
24Pour over tomatoes.
25Sprinkle with ?cup cheese.
26Bake tart shell on baking sheet at 400f for 35 to 40 minutes or till filling is puffed and set in centre.
27Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
28Yield: 6-8 servings