Asparagus Tart
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:37am

Ingredients




1 All Ready Pie Crust, (half of 15-ounce package), room temperature
1 teaspoon All purpose flour
14 ounces Asparagus, each spear trimmed 3 inches long
2/3 cup Half and half
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Fresh grated Parmesan cheese, (about 4 ounces)
1 teaspoon tbl Chopped fresh tarragon or 1  dried
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 450F. Open crust on work surface. Press out any cracks. Rub with flour. Arrange dough, flour side down, in 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Press dough into pan. 2 Fold excess dough border over to form double-thick sides. Pierce dough all over with fork. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on rack. Reduce oven temperature to 375F. 3 Cook asparagus in pot of boiling salted water until just crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain well. Place on paper towels. Mix half and half, eggs, cheese, tarragon and salt in bowl. Season with pepper. Arrange asparagus in spoke-of-wheel fashion in crust, tips toward edge and ends meeting in center. Pour custard over. Bake until tart puffs and top browns, about 35 minutes. Cool slightly. 4 Serves 4.