Leftover cake – the recipe
“Leftover cake”
Ingredients
For the dough
- 450 g flour
- 150 g butter cold cut into small pieces
- 1 pinch of salt
- approx. 1 dl Ice cold water as much as necessary to form a ball of dough
For the filling
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 5 medium-sized onions
- Approx. 1 dl water
- Approx. 4 tbsp of cheese grated
- Approx. 2 tbsp of sauces like ajvar, pesto, olive paste, mustard
- 1 egg
- Approx. 2 tbsp diced ham or bacon
- About 1 dl cream
- About 2 tbsp of your favorite spice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Line the pie dish with a baking parchment
- Preheat the oven to 250 °C
For the dough
- Mix flour, salt, and butter well and "crumble" between your fingers.
- When everything is evenly crumbly, add so much ice water until a dough ball can be formed. Do not knead the dough, just join it together.
- Flatten the dough between 2 baking sheets and refrigerate.
- Roll out the dough and place it in the cake tin lined with baking parchment.
For the filling
- Chop the onions and fry them in oil. Then add the water and cook the onions on low heat.
- Mix the cheese, sauces, egg, ham, cream, and spices and add to the onions.
- Mix everything well and spread on the cake base.
- Bake the cake for 10 minutes at 250°C, then reduce the temperature to 180°C and bake until golden brown (about 30 min)
Notes
For a round pie form of about 24 cm diameter