ASPARAGUS TART

[solare]

ASPARUGS TART  - TORTA DI ASPARAGI -

From the new book at the same "Best of bimby.it "..... posted by a member of the italian forum Bimby

Serves for 6 persons

For the dough:
200 g of flour type 0
100 g of butter in pieces
150 g ricotta (fresh cheese§)
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

baking dish or 24-26 cm


For the filling:
30 g Grana Padano cheese in pieces
50 g smoked cheese or provola taleggio or in pieces
100 g of boiled asparagus + q.b. for decoration
100 g ricotta (fresh cheese)
3 eggs (60 g)
1 teaspoon salt


Prepare the dough:
Pour into mug flour, butter, ricotta (fresh cheese) salt and pepper and mix: 20 sec / vel. 6.
put the dough in refrigerator for 15 minutes. I have not done very well and was lying between two sheets of oven paper.

Prepare the filling:
 Put the jug in Grana Padano and chop: 4 seconds per vel. 8. (I put parmesan already chopped above.)
Add the smoked cheese, asparagus, cut into pieces (leave aside some whole for decoration) and mix it all: 3 sec. / vel.
Combine the ricotta (fresh cheese) eggs and salt, mix it all: 15 sec / vel. 4.
Pour the mixture on the base and decorate with some steamed asparagus. Bake at 180 degrees for 30-40 min. about. (static oven).

bon appetit

[Thermomixer]

Thanks Solare - is that the Il Meglio di Bimby attachment in the Cookaround forum that I cannot open ?

That tart looks great.  Thanks - I like the pastry with ricotta, it sounds interesting.

[trudy]

The tart looks lovely.

[CreamPuff63]

Instead of steaming, how long would you put the asparagus in the microwave for do you reckon? Also, what is the name of a smoked cheese that we can get in an Aussie supermarket?

[cookie1]

CP63 my local WW has smoked cheese in it. I'm afraid I can't remember the maker but if you look with the Mersey cheese and South Cape it should be there.  Sometimes it is in a sausage shape about 10cm long and 2.5 cm thick. (I hope my conversion from inches to cm is accurate)

[judydawn]

Instead of steaming, how long would you put the asparagus in the microwave for do you reckon?

My manual for a 1200 watt microwave says to cook 500g asparagus on high for 3-4 minutes and allow to stand 3 mins before serving CP63.  Firstly, trim the woody ends, wash and place in a covered dish. The water clinging to the spears should be enough to create the steam but you could add 1 tblspns extra to be sure. Smaller quantities I would just do for 30 seconds at a time and check as they overcook quite easily.  Don't use the really pencil thin ones for this very reason.