Savory Pumpkin Tart

Can be served warm, room temperature or cold. Serve for breakfast or brunch or as a side to dinner.

Ingredients:

Crust:

1 1/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour or all purpose flour, plus you will need more for flouring hands and surface

1 Tablespoon cornstarch

1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 large egg yolk ( save the egg white for the custard)

2-3 Tablespoons cold water

Caramelized onion:

1 1/2 Tablespoons Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Olive Oil Etcetera

1 medium onion, quartered and thinly sliced

1 large garlic clove, minced

2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Pumpkin ricotta custard:

2 large eggs

1 egg white, leftover from crust ingredients

1/2 cup Pumpkin puree

1/2 cup Ricotta cheese

1/4 cup whipping cream

1 teaspoon pure maple syrup

1/4 plus 1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 ounces goat cheese - crumbled

Optional Garnishes:

Toasted Sliced almonds or pepitas

Drizzle of pumpkin seed oil

Directions:

For the crust, whisk together the flour, corn starch and salt. Add in the butter with a pastry cutter until the mixture looks clumpy.

Once the butter is added, cut the egg yolk into the mixture.

Add water, 1 Tablespoon at a time, working it in with your fingertips until it comes together.

Form a ball and then flatten it into a disk. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

For the caramelized onions, heat olive oil in a medium skillet. Cook until brown, about 15 minutes. Add a little water to the pan if the onion is cooking too fast. Add garlic, thyme, salt and pepper during the last 5 minutes and stir to combine flavor.

Preheat oven to 350F. Once dough is chilled, roll it out onto a floured surface. Lay dough into 11 or 12 inch pie pan. Press dough into pan and poke several holes in bottom. Bake for 15 minutes.

While the crust is baking, make the custard. Put all of the ingredients, except goat cheese, in the food processor. Blend until smooth.

Spread the caramelized onions on the bottom of the crust, top with custard and crumbled goat cheese.

Bake until crust is golden and custard is set, about 25 minutes. Add garnishes and serve warm.

*recipe adapted from http://www.anediblemosaic.com/?p=18572