Leek and Cheese Flan
"My parents were world travelers and picked up this recipe in Scotland. It is one of my father's favorite recipes. Flan is kinda like a quiche. It initially called for a traditional shortbread pastry but I use pre-made pie crusts with the same result."
photo by BarbryT
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 pie crust (1/2 package)
- 2 large leeks, washed and sliced thin
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 3 large eggs
- 3 ounces milk
- 3 ounces sour cream
- 6 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
directions
- Ste oven to 400 degrees (Mark6).
- Line a 9 inch pie pan (or flan tin) with pie crust.
- Saute leeks until soft, season with black pepper and cool.
- Whisk together the eggs, milk and sour cream. Add salt and then half the cheese and leeks to this mixture.
- Pour into pie pan and sprinkle with rest of cheese. Grate nutmeg over, place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes until brown.
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Reviews
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such a great comforting and yummy flan. Made it for dinner and it was so easy to put together. used low fat milk, sour cream and cheeses. -
This is one of those "Ohmigawd it's good" delights. I made it precisely as ordered...well, more than a pinch of freshly ground nutmeg, but that only added. This is indeed wonderful! I am so glad you posted it. Thank you.
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I have two boys who will usually eat most things I put in front of them. As a single mom I use them as my guinea pigs....sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I have a huge garden, blueberry and blackberry bushes. I am always looking for a new recipe. I have three cats (Xiao Mao, which means little cat in Chinese, Pumpkin and Max) and two border collies, Lucy and Grace. All my animals come from Rescue Agencies.
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