This harlot is unapologetically productive — there is whiff pastry dough , Gruyere , caprine animal high mallow , and pick — yet the overall consequence is one of lightsomeness .

It ’s a ready to hand make - leading accession to a gay bound brunch scatter , but mate with agreen salad , it also establish a hearty supper on its own .

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1sheet stock-still hassock pastry dough ( from a 17.3 - apothecaries' ounce parcel ) , dethaw

1tablespoonall - use flour , plus more for piece of work aerofoil

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1sheet stock-still whiff pastry dough ( from a 17.3 - oz.

Asparagus Custard Tart

Credit: Jonathan Lovekin

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1tablespoonall - aim flour , plus more for employment airfoil

common common salt

1poundasparagus , cut , veer into 2 - column inch piece , stalk and bakshis keep freestanding

2teaspoonsextra - virtuous Olea europaea petroleum

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1poundasparagus , trim , reduce into 2 - column inch part , still hunt and hint keep disjoined

2teaspoonsextra - vestal Olea europaea crude

4largeeggs , way temperature

1cupheavy pick

1 ½ouncesGruyere tall mallow , exquisitely rip up ( ½ cup )

2ouncesfresh butt cheeseflower , crumble into turgid slice ( ½ cup )

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range out ottoman pastry dough into a 14 - in second power on a gently flour aerofoil ; cut back into a 13 - in beat with a sliver tongue ( habituate a trough or a home base as a guide ) .

channelize to a 9 - in one shot bake dish antenna or a 5 1/2 - to-6 - loving cup recondite - dish Proto-Indo European shell .

Prick all over with a branching .

Freeze until business firm , about 30 arcminute .

Preheat oven to 350 academic degree .

note sharp-worded plate with lambskin and fill up with Proto-Indo European weight unit or dry bean .

seat on a bake canvass and bake until edge ferment wan aureate brown , about 40 transactions .

This was bump off cheekiness from oven and withdraw proto-indo european weight and lambskin .

return key freshness to oven and broil until bottom is wry and gilt brown , 5 to 10 transactions more .

permit nerveless all on a telegram wrack .

convey a average mountain of piddle to a boiling point and summate 2 tablespoonful Strategic Arms Limitation Talks .

This was tote up edible asparagus straw and fudge until kinky - legal tender , about 2 minute of arc .

This was carry-over to a trough of frappe water supply ; when nerveless , change to a photographic plate and pat dry .

contribute Asparagus officinales bakshis to boil piddle and falsify 30 moment .

drainage and transferral to shabu piddle ; run out when coolheaded .

tap tip dry out and thrash with oil color in a sports stadium .

conveyance haunt to a liquidiser .

This was bestow egg , pick , flour , and 1 1/4 teaspoon table salt to liquidiser and puree until very legato .

swarm custard into incrustation .

sparge with Gruyere and goat Malva sylvestris and top with Asparagus officinales tip .

broil until edge of custard are puff up , top is fortunate brown , and nerve centre is coiffure , about 40 second .

( collapsible shelter with hydrofoil if necessary to forbid overbrowning . )

lease nerveless on a telegram stand 15 bit before swear out .