Title: Caramelized apple & onion tart
 Categories: Vegetables, Pies, Side dish
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
MMMMM-------------------------TART SHELL------------------------------
  1 1/2 c  Flour; all-purpose
    3/4 ts Dried thyme
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 c  Butter; chilled & cut into
           .  small pieces
    1/4 c  Vegetable shortening
      4    -6 Tbsp  cold water

MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
      2 tb Butter
      2    Red delicious apples; cored
           .  and thinly sliced
      2    Golden delicious apples;
           .  cored & thinly sliced
      1    Onion; thinly sliced
      1 cl Garlic; minced
    3/4 ts Salt
 
  Preheat the oven to 425øF.
  
  Combine the flour, thyme and salt.  Using a pastry blender or 2
  knives, cut the butter and shortening into the flour mixture until it
  resembles coarse meal. Add water, 1 Tbsp at a time, until the dough
  begins to come together. Form into disk; chill for 15 minutes.
  
  For the filling, in a skillet, melt the butter over medium heat. Add
  the apples, onion, garlic and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally,
  until the apples are golden, about 15 minutes. On a lightly floured
  surface, roll out the dough to a 12x16 -inch rectangle. Transfer to a
  baking sheet. Spoon the filling onto the shell to within 1 1/2-inches
  of the edges. Fold the edges over the filling to form a border.
  
  Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.