It’s time for World on a plate is a blogging cultural exchange. On the last Sunday of the month, bloggers from all over the world get together to interpret a food through the lens of their home country cooking. Each blogger will produce a wonderful dish featuring the food chosen that is typical of her/his home country and will tell us a bit about the dish. This month the theme is picnics. There are so many items you can make using the picnic theme – Swedish Meatballs, Swedish Pancakes, or Swedish cinnamon rolls. Those are all very delicious for a picnic.
But another common thing to eat in Sweden are savory pies, they can be eaten hot or col. Today I have choose to make the famous Västerbotten Cheese Pie.
Västerbotten is a region in Sweden, located way up north. Västerbotten cheese is s a very strong and sharp cheese, and it has tiny holes in it. It’s sometimes described as Swedish parmesan. You can eat it as is, as a side dish at a crawfish party, or with crème fraîche, finely minced red onions and bleak roe. You can find Västerbotten cheese in a few cheese stores, sometimes IKEA carries it and you can also get it online.
Västerbotten Cheese Pie
Yield: 1-9” pie
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1pie crust
3 eggs
10 oz (300 ml) heavy cream
7 oz (200 g) grated Västerbotten cheese, or any other sharp, tasty cheese
pinch of cayenne pepper
Directions:
Make the pie crust in a 9” form but do not bake it. Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Whisk together the eggs, cream, cayenne and cheese, and fill the pie shell. Bake for about 25-30 minutes until the filling is set, and lightly golden. Eat at room temperature, or cold.
Adapted from Anne Skoogh
Few other savory Tarts/Pies/Quiches:
One Year Ago: Tomato and Green Bean Salad
Two Years Ago: Carrot Cake with Coconut Frosting
PolaM says
April 29, 2012 at 2:12 pmThis pie must be delicious! I guess in Europe quiche is quite an ubiquitous picnic food! Sofie also did one!
Biren @ Roti n Rice says
April 29, 2012 at 2:44 pmThat’s a very delicious looking cheese pie. I have tasted some of the Swedish cheese from Ikea and love them. There is a big Swedish presence here in Minnesota. 🙂
Raymund says
April 29, 2012 at 11:57 pmThis looks so flavourful, I love the idea of this one
Kat says
April 30, 2012 at 4:43 amOh wow, this looks gorgeous! I’ll check out if the IKEA here carries the cheese. Thanks!
Katherine Martinelli says
April 30, 2012 at 5:43 amI love the sound of that cheese – I’ve never had it before! This pie looks incredible, just perfect for a picnic 🙂
Magic of Spice says
April 30, 2012 at 10:03 amDelightful! Cheese is always a good thing 🙂
carolinaheartstrings says
April 30, 2012 at 4:46 pmThis looks so rich and fantastic! Perfect lunch, brunch and everything in between!
Suchi says
May 1, 2012 at 2:05 pmThis pie looks yum…love the flavours you have added!
Sofie Dittmann @thegermanfoodie says
May 1, 2012 at 5:29 pmI LOVE anything w/ cheese, and this is right up my alley. You are showing me aspects of Swedish cooking I never knew existed! YUMMMMM
Ashley Wagner says
May 3, 2012 at 4:55 amThe Västerbotten Cheese Pie is very delicious to eat. Ehmm,I feel hungry by just looking the Västerbotten Cheese Pie. It is so yummy.
Hyosun Ro says
May 3, 2012 at 6:28 pmThis cheese pie looks absolutely delicious! I am saving it for this weekend’s brunch. The photos are amazing as well.
cookingrookie says
May 5, 2012 at 6:15 amThis pie is a must try!
I think it turned out to be a poem :-).
Love the color, and I bet I’ll love the taste too
Chris and Amy says
May 6, 2012 at 6:02 amLooks wonderful! We love cheese in every form, and this cheese pie is right up our alley!
Kim Bee says
August 2, 2012 at 8:06 pmThis is really lovely. The photos are fantastic.