Fall Tart

Direct Kitchen Distributors • November 12, 2018
Ingredients
  • One 1 ½ pound butternut squash
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 large shallot
  • 1 pound assorted mushrooms, trimmed and cut
  • 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar
  • Large pinch of dried nutmeg
  • All-purpose flour, for dusting
  • 14 ounces chilled all-butter puff pastry
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • ¼ cup creme fraiche
  • ¼ pound Gruyere cheese
  • 2 teaspoons chopped thyme
STEP 1: The Squash
Preheat the oven to 375°
Peel, seed and cut the Squash into ½ inch pieces.
Toss cut squash in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of the oil.
Spread the squash on a baking sheet, season with salt & pepper.
Bake for 25 minutes, until just tender, transfer to a bowl.
Increase the temperature to 400°.
STEP 2: Mushrooms & Shallots
Meanwhile, in a skillet, melt the butter in the remaining 2 tablespoons oil.
Thinly slice the shallot, add the shallot and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened.
Trim and cut mushrooms into 1 inch pieces, add to shallots, cover and cook, stirring until tender, approximately 7 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Toss with the vinegar and nutmeg and add to squash.
STEP 3: The Pastry
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
On a floured work surface, roll the puff pastry out to 12 ½ by 14 ½ inches. Using a knife trim the pastry to 12 by 14 inches.
Transfer to the baking sheet and prick the pastry with a fork all over except for a ½ inch border.
Bake the pastry for 20 minutes, until golden; pierce with a fork if it puffs during baking. Let cool.
STEP 4: Cheese & Herbs
Grate the Gruyere.
Chop the thyme.
Stir the egg yolks, creme fra’iche, Gruyere, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper into the mushrooms and squash. Spread the mixture on the pastry inside the border.
Bake for 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted.