Fresh Tomato Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
• 1 1/4 cups cold buttermilk
• 12 medium fresh tomatoes, diced (about 3 3/4 lbs.)
• 2 cups fresh basil, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• 4 cups swiss cheese, grated
• 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise, preferably homemade

Recipe

• 1 for pastry.
• 2 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 3 combine flour,baking powder, sugar and salt in large bowl.
• 4 cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 5 gradually mix in buttermilk until dough just comes together.
• 6 roll dough out between 2 sheets of waxed paper to fit a shallow 3-quart baking dish.
• 7 peel off 1 sheet of paper;invert dough into dish.
• 8 press dough into bottom and up sides; flute edges.
• 9 baked until puffed and golden,about 15 minutes(if center rises, gently press down).
• 10 set crust aside;reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• 11 for filling.
• 12 mix tomatoes, basil and salt.
• 13 spoon into crust.
• 14 blend cheeses and mayonnaise; pat evenly over tomato mixture.
• 15 bake until filling is heated through and cheese melts, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 16 serve tart immediately.