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Leek cake from the Palatinate

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Ingredients for 6 servings:

  • 250 g flour
  • 125 g butter
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 kg leek, cut into rings
  • 250 g bacon, diced
  • 40 g butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 200 ml cream
  • 4 eggs
  • salt and pepper
  • nutmeg

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 50 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

Palatinate leek cake

Knead the dough ingredients into a shortcrust pastry and chill for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Brown the bacon cubes in butter. Add the leek rings to the bacon and sauté for about 10 minutes. Dust with flour and mix. Roll out the dough and place it in a greased springform pan, forming a raised edge. Pour in the leek/bacon mixture and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Whisk the cream with the eggs and spices and season to taste. Remove the cake from the oven, pour the cream and egg mixture over the leek, and bake for another 30-40 minutes.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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