Västerbotten Cheese Tart
Swedish
Västerbotten Cheese Tart
Total time1 h 40 min
Servings8
DifficultyMedium
Classic Swedish Västerbotten cheese tart with a crisp pastry shell and a rich filling of Västerbotten cheese, eggs and cream. Perfect for midsummer and celebrations.
Ingredients
- Pastry: 150 g cold butter
- Pastry: 3 dl all-purpose flour
- Pastry: 1 egg
- Pastry: 2 tbsp cold water
- Filling: 200 g grated Västerbotten cheese
- Filling: 3 eggs
- Filling: 2 dl heavy cream
- Filling: 0.5 tsp salt
- Filling: 0.25 tsp white pepper
Method
- 1Combine flour and cold diced butter until crumbly. Add the egg and cold water and bring together quickly into a dough.
- 2Roll out the pastry and line a tart tin (about 24 cm). Prick the base. Chill for 20 minutes.
- 3Preheat oven to 200°C. Blind bake the pastry case with parchment and dried beans for 15 minutes. Remove the weights and bake for a further 5 minutes.
- 4Lower the oven temperature to 175°C.
- 5Whisk together eggs, cream, salt and pepper. Stir in the grated cheese.
- 6Pour the filling into the pre-baked pastry case.
- 7Bake for 30 minutes until the filling has set and the top is lightly golden.
- 8Serve warm or at room temperature with salad and lingonberry jam.
Tips & tricks
- Read the full recipe before you start.
- Prep ingredients in advance for smoother cooking.
- Taste near the end and adjust seasoning as needed.
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