Pea & Goat’s Cheese Tart

Servings :6

Time to prepare :1 hour

Time to cook :40 mins

Ingredients

For the Shortcut Pastry:

100g Lincolnshire Poacher/strong Cheddar, grated

100g chilled Lincolnshire Poacher butter, diced

250g plain flour

Good pinch sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Iced water and 1 beaten egg

for the Filling:

200g frozen peas

2 medium leeks, trimmed, washed & sliced 1cm rings

100g or large knob of Lincolnshire Poacher butter,

200ml full fat crème fraiche

2 large eggs and 1 extra yolk

250g goat’s cheese roughly cubed

pinch cayenne, sea salt and ground black pepper

Recipe

Shortcrust Pastry:

1) Combine cheese and butter, flour and seasoning in a processor or by hand. Add iced water slowly until the mixture just holds together. Form into a ball, wrap in clingfilm and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2) Roll out and line a 25cm flan case. Preheat oven to 200DegC/400DegF/Gas Mark 6. Bake blind for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven and brush lightly with beaten egg. Now prepare the filling.

Filling:

1) Sweat the leek in the butter until soft but not brown. Remove from the heat. Add the peas and turn to coat in the butter.

2) Beat together the crème fraiche, eggs, cayenne and season well. Stir in the leek and pea mixture, reserving some liquid if it is too wet.

3) Pour into the prepared flan case. Scatter the goat’s cheese on top. Bake at 180DegC/350DegF/Gas Mark4 for 20-25 minutes or until just set.