Västerbotten Cheese Tart

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.

• 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

1. 1
   Combine flour and cold diced butter until crumbly. Add the egg and cold water and bring together quickly into a dough.
2. 2
   Roll out the pastry and line a tart tin (about 24 cm). Prick the base. Chill for 20 minutes.
3. 3
   Preheat 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.
4. 4
   Lower the oven temperature to 175°C.
5. 5
   Whisk together eggs, cream, salt and pepper. Stir in the grated cheese.
6. 6
   Pour the filling into the pre-baked pastry case.
7. 7
   Bake for 30 minutes until the filling has set and the top is lightly golden.
8. 8
   Serve warm or at room temperature with salad and lingonberry jam.