Blue cheese cakes with beetroot and honey

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 60 g butter, cold
• 70 g pumpkin seeds
• 100 g wholemeal biscuits, e.g. Graham Crackers, see instructions
• 60 g Parmesan
• ¼ tsp salt
• 150 g leek, cleaned and weighed
• some butter for sautéing
• 360 g cream cheese
• 170 g crème fraîche
• 80 g cream
• 4 garlic cloves
• 20 g chives
• some basil leaves
• salt and pepper
• 100 g blue cheese (Blue Stilton)
• 4 eggs
• 30 g hazelnuts
• some honey
• some sprouts (basil sprouts) or finely torn basil leaves
• some beetroot, pickled, see instructions

Instructions

Working time approx. 50 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 20 minutes

based on a recipe by Ottolenghi, for 12 pieces

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F). Spray a 12-hole muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside. Cut the cold butter into cubes. Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry pan. Roughly crumble the whole-wheat biscuits. Coarsely grate the Parmesan cheese. Finely chop the prepared ingredients together with the salt and mix. Divide the mixture evenly among the muffin tin cups, press down firmly, and set aside until ready to use. Halve the leeks lengthwise, wash, and cut into thin strips. Sauté the strips in a little butter until soft, then let cool. In a large bowl, combine the leeks, cream cheese, crème fraîche, and cream. Stir in the crushed garlic cloves. Fold in the chives and chopped basil. Stir in the salt and a generous grind of black pepper until smooth. Roughly crumble the Blue Stilton and fold in. Lightly whisk the eggs and fold in. Divide the mixture between the 12 baking dishes and bake the cakes for 25-30 minutes. Lightly crush the hazelnuts and toast them. Remove the finished cakes from the oven and drizzle with a little honey. Garnish the cakes with the hazelnuts and basil shoots or leaves. Spoon the drained beetroot onto the cakes. This recipe makes 12 small cakes, which are baked in a muffin tin. For the wholemeal biscuits, you can use, for example, flour, baking powder, baking powder, etc. For example, try the Graham Crackers from Sukeyhamburg17. See the recipe here: https://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/2101901339190595/Amerikanische-Graham-Crackers.html For the pickled beetroot, I recommend: https://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/3496381520951372/Eingelegte-Rote-Bete.html