Delicious UK - (03)March 2020

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vegetables

centre stage

Leek&cheddar

pithiviers

SERVES 6 8 (MAKES2,EACHSERVING 3 4).

HANDSONTIME1 HOUR,SIMMERINGTIME

40 MIN, OVEN TIME 2530 MIN, PLUS CHILLING

MAKE

AHEAD

Afteryou’verolledand

foldedthedoughinstep3,

wrapandchillforupto

3 days,orfreezeforupto3 months.

Makethefilling(steps4-5)upto

2 days ahead, then cover and chill.

• 80gunsaltedbutter,chopped


• 3 garliccloves,crushed


• 3 leeks,trimmed,thinly sliced


• 30gplainflour


• 2 bayleaves


• 310mlvegetablestock


• 80mldrywhitewine


• 100gstrongcheddar(checkit’s
  vegetarian if need be), grated

FORTHEROUGHPUFFPASTRY

• 450gplainflour,plusextratodust


• 450gcoldunsaltedbutter, cut
  intosmallcubes


• 180mlicedwater


• 1 mediumfree-range egg, lightly
  beaten

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Foodprocessor;2 largegreased
  bakingtrays;compostable
  baking paper

1 Forthepastry,putthe450gflour

and 450g butter in a food processor

V IS FOR VEGETARIAN

Fora winningveggiemaincoursethisisa starrecipe.Itmakesenoughfortwo

piesbecauseit’strickytomakea smallervolumeofthepastry.Ifyouonlywant

to make one pie at a time, freeze half the pastry and halve the quantity of filling

andpulseuntilroughlycombined

(don’toverworkit;youshouldstillbe

abletoseelittlepiecesofbutter).

Addtheicedwater,thenpulseagain

untiljustcombined.Turnoutontoa

lightlyflouredsurface,thenuseyour

handstobringthedoughtogether.

Divideinhalf,shapeeachintoa

roughrectangle,wrapwellandchill

for20-30minutesoruntilfirm.

2 Rolloutonepieceofdoughona

lightlyflouredsurfacetoa 1cmthick

rectangle,about20cmx 45cm.Fold

the2 shortendsintomeetinthe

centre,thenfoldtheendfacingyou

tothetopedgeofthepastrytoform

a smallerrectangle.Wrapandchill

for20-30minutesoruntiljustfirm.

Repeatwiththeotherpieceofdough.

3 Repeattherollingandfolding

processwitheachpieceofdough,

thenwrapandchillagainfor

30 minutes(seeMakeAhead).Roll

outeachdoughrectangleto5mm

thickandcutouta 23cmanda 20cm

roundfromeachlength(4intotal).

Stackthedoughroundsona baking

sheetlinedwithbakingpaper,with

morebakingpaperbetweeneach

piece,thenchilluntilneeded.

4 Meanwhile,makethefilling.Heat

the80gbutterina largefryingpan

overa mediumheat,thenaddthe

garlicandhalftheleeksandcook,

stirringoccasionally,for8-10

minutesoruntilsoftened.Stirin

theremainingleeksandcook for

a further8-10minutes.

5 Scatter over the 30g flour and

cook,stirring,for1-2minutes.Stir

inthebayleaves,stockandwine,

thenseasonwithsaltandpepper.

Bringtoa simmerandcook,stirring

occasionally,for12-15minutesto

forma thicksauce.Removefrom

theheatandstirinthecheese.

Removeanddiscardthebayleaves,

thenseasontotasteandset aside to

cool(seeMakeAhead).

6 Heattheovento200°C/180°Cfan/

gas6.Putthegreasedbakingtrays

intheoventoheatup.Setthe

smallerpastrycirclesonseparate

piecesofbakingpaper,thenspoon

halfthecoldleekmixtureintothe

centreofeach,leavinga clear3cm

borderaroundtheedge.Brusheach

borderwithsomeofthebeatenegg,

thencarefullysetthelargerpastry

circlesontop,pressingtheedges

firmlytoseal.Brushthetopsofthe

pastrieswiththeremainingbeaten

egg.Usingthetipofa sharpknife,

scoreeachpastryina wedge

pattern,thenmakea smallincision

inthecentretoallowsteamto

escape.Chillfor 15 minutes.

7 Carefullytransferthepithiviers,

onthebakingpaper,tothehot

bakingtraysandbakefor25-30

minutesoruntilthepastryisgolden

andcookedthrough.Removefrom

theovenandleavefor5 minutes.

Servewitha greensaladif youlike.

PERSERVING(FOR8)794kcals,

60.6gfat(37.7gsaturated),11.5g

protein,48.4gcarbs(1.9g sugars),

1.3g salt, 4.1g fibre

The oozy-cheesy

centrepiece

RECIPE: JAKE SMYTH AND KENNY GRAHAM. PHOTOGRAPH: BRETT STEVENS. FOOD STYLING: KIRSTEN JENKINS

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