Wine Festival Tart · Baked Onion Custard
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It's traditionally paired with Federweißer, the cloudy, still-fermenting new wine that is only on sale for a few weeks each autumn.
A yeasted or shortcrust base is topped with a custard of eggs, cream, and heaps of slow-cooked onion, often scattered with bacon or caraway, and baked until set. Wine-village Besen taverns and autumn street festivals sell it warm by the slice.
Why it's made this way: Its season is tied to the local wine harvest, when new wine is still fermenting and this savory tart is the traditional food to cut its sweetness.
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