Classic Cheese Pie

The classic Swedish Västerbotten cheese pie is very easy to make and delicious to eat.

Vasterbotten cheese (Västerbotten) is a Swedish cow's milk cheese with a semi-sharp flavor. In Sweden the cheese is served at late summer crayfish parties.  It is also used in a well-known pie which I will share with you the recipe. 

If you don't have Vasterbotten cheese you can substitute equal amounts of:

• Gruyere cheese

• or Comte, from the French Comte region of France. It is more mild than the Swiss Gruyere.

• or Sharp cheddar cheese

Here are the ingredients for the pie crust:

1 cup butter

1 1/4 cup flour 1/4 cup water

Filling ingredients:

1 ½ cup Västerbotten or Gruyere cheese

3 eggs

3/4 cup cream

Salt & pepper for seasoning

Here is how to make it:

Set the oven to 200 C.

Mix the flour with the butter then gradually add the water.

Place the dough in a medium sized pie pan and make holes with a fork.

Bake it in the oven for only 10 minutes.

Prepare the cheese mixture by simply adding the eggs , cream and the grated cheese altogether.

Season with salt & pepper.

Pour the mixture in the cooked pie crust.

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

When you try it, leave me comment how it turned out and send pictures please :)