Tomato-Basil Tart - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Dough:
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    9 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 egg
    2 tablespoons cold water
    Filling:
    3 eggs
    6 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
    3 tablespoons sour cream
    12 ounces shredded Italian three-cheese blend
    salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
    1 bunch fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips
    5 tomatoes, sliced, or more as needed
Preparation
    Combine flour, butter, 1 egg, salt, and water in a large bowl and knead into a smooth dough. Shape into a ball, flatten, and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a springform pan with butter.
    Sprinkle a work surface with flour and roll out dough into a circle big enough to cover bottom and sides of the prepared springform pan. Line pan with the dough. Prick dough several times with a fork.
    Bake pastry in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
    Meanwhile, stir together remaining eggs, cream cheese, and sour cream using a wooden spoon. Fold in Italian cheese blend and season with salt and pepper. Fold in basil.
    Remove cooked pastry from oven and cover with 1 layer of tomato slices. Pour half the egg-cheese mixture on top and cover with another layer of tomato slices. Spread remaining egg-cheese mixture on top and cover with a final layer of tomato slices.
    Bake in the preheated until tart is set, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

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