Endive Cheese Tart
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- 4 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into small pieces
- 1 large egg
- 3 pounds small Belgian endives, trimmed of brown edges
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 pound Epoisses cheese
- For the dough: In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt.
- Add butter and mix with a pastry cutter or two knives until it resembles large crumbs.
- Add egg and mix with a fork until it forms a mass.
- Shape into a disk and cover with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, prepare filling: Fill bottom of a steamer with 1 1/2 inches of water, place over high heat and bring to a boil.
- Add endives and steam until just tender, about 20 minutes depending on size.
- Transfer to a colander and allow to drain for 20 minutes.
- Place a 9 1/2-inch flameproof baking dish or cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
- Melt butter and add sugar, stirring until dissolved.
- Reduce heat to low and add endives in circular pattern, tips meeting in the center, or other attractive pattern (which will be visible when pie is finished).
- Allow endives to cook over low heat until liquid is reduced to a caramel on bottom of dish and endives are golden brown (but not burned) on underside, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- When endives are cooked, remove pan from heat.
- Cover endives evenly with slices of Epoisses.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out into a circle large enough to cover and slightly overhang top of pan.
- Place dough on top of Epoisses; do not try to adjust it once placed.
confectioners sugar, flour, salt, unsalted butter, egg, belgian endives, unsalted butter, granulated sugar, epoisses cheese
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013979 (may not work)