Caramelized Onion Tartlets

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (chilled & cut into pieces)
• 3 -4 tablespoons cold water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 medium onions (sliced thin)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• salt & pepper
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 put flour and salt in the work bowl of food processor.
• 2 add butter and pulse until it looks like coarse crumbs.
• 3 add the water 1 tbs at a time and pulse until the dough comes together.
• 4 turn the dough out onto a floured counter and roll it to 1/8 inch thickness.
• 5 use a 3 1/2 inch glass or cookie cutter to cut out 18 circles of dough.
• 6 grease 2 muffin tins.
• 7 press each circle into 1 cup--gently pushing the dough up the side of each cup.
• 8 (you'll have holes left over since you only have 18 circles).
• 9 chill the pastry in the muffin tins while you prepare the filling.
• 10 heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet.
• 11 add the onions and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until they are soft and you are no longer crying (about 10 min.)
• 12 stir in the sugar and vinegar and continue cooking until the onions turn a rich golden brown (5-10 minutes).
• 13 lower the heat if they start to burn.
• 14 season them with salt& pepper and set them aside.
• 15 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 16 divide the onions among the shells.
• 17 beat eggs and add milk.
• 18 pour about a tablespoon of the egg mixture into each shell.
• 19 bake until the edges of the pastry turn golden brown and the filling is set (about 20 min).
• 20 unmold tartlets by running a sharp knife around their edges and turning them gently out onto a kitchen towel.
• 21 serve tartlets warm.