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Filo Tart with Onions and Fresh Thyme Recipe | Pastry1 Magazine

Written by Charlotte Brown | May 21, 2025 9:39:28 PM
BY STÉPHANE GLACIER, M.O.F. PATISSIER
 
For 15 80 mm diameter tartlets
 

CHEF'S TIP: It's important to place the disk of sandwich bread on top: this separates the filo pastry from the quiche mixture and allows it to remain crisp.

QUICHE FILLING


INGREDIENTS:
 
100 g egg yolks
200 g whole eggs
100 g T65 plain flour
500g milk
500 g 35% fat liquid cream
12 g salt
1 g pepper
0.5 g nutmeg


PROCESS:
 

Whisk together the egg yolks, eggs and flour. Gradually loosen with milk. Add the cream and season. Strain and store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

 

SANDWICH BREAD (For two Loaves)


INGREDIENTS:

2000 g T55 plain flour
45 g salt
75 g caster sugar
60 g baker's yeast
1100 to 1200 g whole milk
200 g unsalted butter
 

PROCESS:
 
Mix all ingredients except the butter on the 1st speed. When dough is firm and smooth, knead for 2 minutes on 2nd speed. Add the tempered butter and knead for a further 6 minutes on 2nd speed. Leave to rise for 1 hour at 24°C. Weigh out 1700 g per 5-liter mold, shape and place in the greased molds. Leave to rise at room temperature until ¾ of the height of the mold. Close the molds and bake in a deck oven at 220°C or in a convection oven at 170°C for around 70 minutes.
 
 

ASSEMBLY

INGREDIENTS:

1 kg onions
100 g olive oil
Salt and pepper as required
5 g fresh thyme
12 sheets filo pastry
15 slices of sandwich bread, 7 cm in diameter and 5/6 mm thick
1/4 l quiche filling
Butter as required

PROCESS:

Peel and finely chop the onions. In a saucepan with a little olive oil, brown them until lightly colored. Season and add fresh thyme. Reduce the heat and caramelize over a low heat. If it sticks to the bottom of the pan, add a little water. Once the onions are caramelized, remove to cool, cover with cling film and store. For the filo pastry base: melt some unsalted butter in a saucepan. Lay out a sheet of filo and butter it with the hot butter. Lay out a second sheet of filo. Butter again, then arrange a third sheet of filo. Cut into quarters and line the tartlet molds, leaving the edges uneven. Place a disk of sandwich bread on top. Top with a tablespoon of caramelized onions. Top with quiche filling. Bake at 170°C for around 20 minutes in a convection oven. Leave to cool and unmold. Glaze the top with a little olive oil. Garnish with a sprig of fresh thyme.