Parmigiano Reggiano pasta brisée for a Green Peas Tart

Green peas are a wonderful seasonal vegetables. They always put me in a good mood (and in those days I really need something for the good mood). I don't know if it is because of the bright color, or because of the little round shape, or because of the pod...but they are a cheerful veggie!

Anyway I have made this recipe which is like a salted tart made with a Parmigiano Reggiano pasta brisée ...

Let's start!

TOOLS:

• board for kneading
• rolling pin
• baking pan
• frying pan
• bowl

TIMING:

• for the brisée 10 minutes + 30 min of rest
• for the recipe about 1 hour

INGREDIENTS:

for the brisée:

• 7 ounces flour (200gr farina)
• 2,8 ounces butter (80gr burro)
• 1,76 ounces Parmigiano Reggiano grated (50gr parmigiano grattuggiato)
• 1 egg
• a pinch of salt

for the filling:

• 5 ounces green peas (shelled) (140 gr piselli)
• 1 scallion (1 scalogno)
• 2 slices of bacon (2 fette di pancetta)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup of cream (200ml di panna)
• thyme
• salt
• pepper

FIRST STEP:

• dispose the flour, the Parmigiano Reggiano grated and the butter (better if it has been out of the fridge for 10 minutes) in the center of the board, create like a hole in the middle and dispose there the egg and a pinch of salt

mettete la farina, il parmigiano e il burro a temperatura ambiente slla spianatoia, create un buco al centro della fontana e mettetvi l'uovo e un izzico di sale

• knead! With your fingers crumble the butter mixing it with the other ingredients, than use the whole hands and knead for like 2 minutes, not more, so that all the ingredients are well mixed together. Create a "ball", cover with a dish cloth and put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. It's more difficult describing it rather than making it!

impastate! con le dita sbriciolate il burro con gli altri ingredienti e poi impastate velocemente tutto. create una palla e mettetela in frigo coperta da un canovaccio a riposare per almeno mezz'ora

SECOND STEP:

Preheat the oven at 350°F

Scaldate il forno a 180°C

• on a hot pan cook at low heat the bacon cut in little pieces, than add the onion and gently fry

su una padella calda mettete il bacon tagliato in piccoli pezzi e aggiungete lo scalogno facendo soffriggere a fuoco basso

• add the green peas, the salt and the thyme. Cook for about 25 minutes. Set apart.