Leek Pie

Tomboy's Note:

This is a great luncheon or light dinner recipe! The pie crust made from bread works really well and is much easier than pastry. I think it originally came from the Australian Womans Weekly. I've been making it for years. Serve it with a tossed green salad and some chips (fries)on the side.

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 8 slices whole wheat bread
• margarine
• 3/4 cup grated tasty cheese
• 1 small red capsicum, chopped
• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 3 medium leeks, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 tablespoons cornflour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 chicken stock cube
• 3 eggs, beaten

Directions:

1. Remove crusts from bread and spread with margarine.
2. Retain the crusts.
3. Line the base and sides of a deep pie plate with bread, buttered side down.
4. Sprinkle with grated cheese and press down.
5. Set aside.
6. In a saucepan melt margarine.
7. Add leeks and cook for 5 minutes.
8. Stir in capsicum and garlic and cook 1 minute.
9. Stir in blended cornflour, milk and crumbled stock cube.
10. Cook for 3 minutes.
11. Remove from heat and stir in eggs.
12. Pour into bread lined pie plate.
13. Use the reserved crusts to decorate the top in a lattice pattern.
14. Bake in oven 200 deg celsius for 30 minutes or until filling is set.

Reviews

[Bergy]

Tomboy, as soon as I read this recipe I said I had to try it and I did last night. MMMmmm I love leeks and this is a great recipe. I did the recipe in individual oven proof (can't think of the word I want) bowls and they looked lovely sitting in front of each persons place. I added pepper & 1 jalapeno to the recipe. Served with a salad and crusty rolls Thank-you

[Fat Claire]

I needed something easy to use up excess leeks - this was just the rescipe. It was easy to make and lovely to eat.

[Nadine81]

This is in the oven as we speak, I have a good feeling about it. Love the bread crust idea. I only had white so hopefully it will taste ok. Wanted to make a quiche but was too lazy to make a pie crust.