Well Pi Day has come and gone and I had full intention to make this recipe that day in celebration but failed miserably. Life gets in the way sometimes, or shall I say that sometimes recipes look too complicated so we wait?? I just found the idea of making my own crust again so daunting. If it's off even a little it gets gooey...then you add more flour and it's too dry and crumbly, then you add more water... and so on. Roll it out and it wants to fold back up. That is a lot like me on a Monday morning BC (before coffee). But I went for it and it was perfection. Give it to Ikea to come out with a cookbook full of delicious, gorgeous and flavorful recipes that are so easy it is almost insulting. If it wasn't for the fact that the specific cheese needed is only sold in specialty stores, and is rare and hard to some by even then, I would say that this is a perfect pie. Which is, in fact, mathematically impossible. See you in a century.
The crust is as simple as it gets. Mix together 1 1/4 cups flour, 3 tsp water, and 2/3 cup butter.
Mix well on medium speed.
Once you spread it in the pan prick with a fork.
The filing is just as easy. Use 1 1/4 c heavy cream, 3 eggs, 5 1/2 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese.
Vasterbotten is the cheese I needed but could not find.
Pre-bake crust at 440 degrees for 10 minutes.
Add the cheese mixture then bake at 390 degrees for 30 minutes.
The crust is so good I want to try it with a fruit filling. I think had I found the cheese the taste would have been more unique, but the web page that describes it states that using the cheddar is a good alternative.
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