The simple and delicious recipe for leek tart

Abundant and satisfying, leek tart is a winter classic which always finds its audience. Whether you want to make your own dough or buy it ready-made, here’s everything you need to know to make a delicious one Leek tart.

ingredients

For the dough

• 1 egg
• 125 g of butter
• 250 g of flour
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of pepper
• Herbs de Provence (to your taste)

(Otherwise you can also buy ready-made shortcrust pastry or even unsalted shortcrust pastry).

For the stuffing

• 4 leeks
• 1 stick of 12% liquid cream.
• 1 egg
• Salt, pepper, nutmeg (depending on taste).

The leek tart recipe

For the dough

• Leave the butter at room temperature. Cut it into pieces and put it in a salad bowl.

• Add the egg and mix.

• Gradually add the flour to the mixture.

• Salt, pepper and add a little herbes de Provence according to your taste.

• Once the mixture is smooth, form a ball with the dough and let it rest covered for 1 hour in the fridge.

• Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to a thickness of approximately 50 mm. Transfer it into a tart mold, previously wrapped in baking paper. Prick the dough with a fork. Cook for 5 minutes at 200°C. Then take it out of the oven to pour in the filling.

For the stuffing

• Wash the leeks, remove the green part and then cut them into wedges.

• Put two tablespoons of olive oil in a pan, add the leeks cut into pieces.

• Once cooked, add salt, pepper and nutmeg.

• Pour a stick of cream, an egg, salt, pepper and nutmeg into a salad bowl and mix. Add the leeks.

• Pour the mixture into the shortcrust pastry and bake everything at 200°C for 25 minutes.

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