Easy Irish Cheese Tart Recipe

Shortcrust Recipe

1. Put flour and cut up butter pieces into the bowl of a food processor.
2. Pulse until fine breadcrumbs appear (maybe 1-2 minutes.)
3. Add cold water (around 1-3 tsp) through the feed chute of the food processor, until a dough starts to form, then stop.
4. Remove the pastry dough from the bowl and place on a floured surface. Shape into a disc or ball and start rolling.
5. Roll the shortcrust pastry evenly until it is large enough in diameter to cover the bottom of a loose bottomed tart pan.
6. Push the pastry into the sides and bottom of the pan and trim off excess pastry. (Don't throw them away, see below "A Tip From Me' section for advice for leftover pasty trimmings.)
7. Place the uncooked pastry base into the refrigerator to rest.

Cheese Tart Filling Recipe

1. Crumble up the Cheddar and any cheese scraps into the food processor bowl.
2. Add the cornstarch, egg, and fresh thyme leaves, and pulse until blended.
3. Add cut up pieces of creamed cheese. Pulse until well blended.
4. Remove the chilled pastry base from the refrigerator and fill with cheese mixture.
5. Spread evenly over the pastry and bake the Cheese Tart in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F / 180 degrees C for 20-25 minutes.