Potato And Leek Tart
From juliecake 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This delicious tart can be served as a light lunch or supper or as a side.
Ingredients
- Pastry: shopping list
- 1 1/4 c flour shopping list
- 1/2 t salt shopping list
- 1/2 c butter, cut into small pieces shopping list
- 2 - 3 T ice water shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 3 T butter shopping list
- 3 large leeks, trimmed and thinly sliced shopping list
- 3 T heavy cream shopping list
- 1/4 t ground nutmeg shopping list
- 1/4 t salt shopping list
- 1/8 t pepper shopping list
- 1 large cooked potato, peeled and thinly sliced shopping list
How to make it
- Pastry:
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour and salt. Using a pastry blender cut butter into flour mixture until coarse crumbs form. Add water, 1 T at a time until soft dough forms. Shape into disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for 1 hour.
- On floured surface, roll dough into 11" circle. Fit dough into a 9" quiche dish or pie pan. Trim edges. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Prick dough with a fork , line with foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake 10 minutes. Remove foil and weights. Bake crust until firm, 10 minutes more. Cool.
- Increase oven temp to 400 degrees.
- Filling:
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add leeks cook until softened, 10 minutes. Reserve 1 c leeks. Stir cream, nutmeg, salt, and pepper into skillet. Cook stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Spoon filling into prepared crust. Arrange potatoe slices and reserved leeks on top.
- Bake tart until filling is heated through, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Fantastic! I know it will lovely and delicious....thanks, Julie!
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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This one sounds very good. A must try!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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This "5" fork recipe will be prepared very soon! Thanks so much for sharing with all of us.
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