CANTAL CHEESE PIE 
Cook the green beans, petits pois, and carrots in separate saucepans of boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes.  Drain.  Make the pie dough:  Combine the flour, butter, and salt in the bowl of a food processor until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.  Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time until the mixture clumps.  Form into a ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.  Preheat the oven to 350F.  Roll out half the dough to a 1/4 inch thickness and line a 9inch quiche pan.  Prick the base of the pie crust with a fork.  Cut the Cantal cheese into thin slices and place two thirds of them in the base of the pie crust.  In a bowl mix together the fromage blanc, crème fraiche, nutmeg, salt, pepper, 4 beaten eggs, remaining cheese and cooked vegetables.  Pour mixture into pie crust.  Roll out the remaining dough and place it over the filling.  Brush with beaten egg and make a hole in the centre.  Place a rolled up piece of aluminium foil in the centre.  Bake for 45 minutes.  Ingredients: 
10 oz Cantal cheese
8 oz fromage blanc
8 oz crème fraiche
5 eggs
8 oz green beans
8 oz frozen baby peas
8 oz carrots, sliced
1 tbsp unsalted butter
pinch ground nutmeg
salt and pepper
For the pie dough:
1/2 cup flour
6 tbsp unsalted butter
1 egg yolk
pinch salt
2-3 tbsp ice water 

Preparation Time 45 mn 
Cooking Time 45 mn 
 

Wine: 
Sancerre

Country: France 
 

 
 
 
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