Cream Cheese, Onion & Bacon Tart (France Does Pizza!) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    250 g bread dough
    1 kg cream cheese (may use ricotta)
    3 1/8 cups creme fraiche
    1 tablespoon flour
    1 pinch salt
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    300 g bacon (diced)
    4 onions (med-size, chopped)
    fresh ground black pepper
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 475F (220C). Roll out dough as thinly as possible & use it to line a lrg oblong cookie sheet (16 x 12 in).
    Prick the dough base w/the tines of a fork to within 1/2-in of the edges & bake blind for 10 minutes. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes. DO NOT turn off the oven.
    Combine cream cheese (or ricotta if using) w/the creme fraiche, flour, salt & oil to form a thick paste & spread it over the dough.
    Crisp bacon in a lrg frying pan, remove w/a slotted spoon & set aside, reserving 2 tbsp of bacon fat & discarding any excess. Peel & chop onions & brown them in the reserved bacon fat.
    Scatter bacon & onions over the cheese topping. Season w/pepper to taste pref. Return to the oven, cook for 2 min & serve immediately.
    NOTE: Feel free to use a pizza pan if you have 1 equivalent in size (192 sq in).

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