Iowa Maytag Tart (Blue Cheese Tart)
By
Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950
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This recipe came in a booklet that arrived with my first round of blue cheese. It is so good.
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Ingredients
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PIE CRUST
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1 1/3 call purpose flour
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1 Tbspsugar
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1/4 tspkosher salt
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1/4 cshortening, chilled and cubed
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1/4 cunsalted butter, chilled and cubed
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1/2 largeegg
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1 1/2 Tbspor more ice water
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FILLING
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1/4 csour cream
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1/4 cheavy cream
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4 ozmaytag blue cheese, crumbled
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1 largeegg
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1 largeegg yolk
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2/3 cwalnuts, chopped
How to Make Iowa Maytag Tart (Blue Cheese Tart)
- PASTRY:
Combine flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add shortening and butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal. - Beat egg with the water in a small bowl. Add to flour mixture and process until the mixture begins to form a a ball, adding additional water if needed
- Shape into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 1-24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Let pastry stand at room temperature for 10-15 minutes. Press into a 9 inch tart pan and prick sides and bottom with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes or just until golden brown.
- Cool on a wire rack. Reduce the oven temperature to 375-degrees.
- FILLING:
Combine the sour cream and heavy cream in a food processor bowl and mix until smooth. Add blue cheese and eggs and process until smooth. - Spoon filling into tart shell and sprinkle with walnuts. Bake for 20 minutes or until the filling is golden brown.
- Cool for 10 minutes. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature. Serves 8 for a first course or 16 as an appetizer.