Pea Tart

Name: Pea Tart
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 15 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 6 tarts
Cuisine: New Nordic
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 1 egg; 150 g unsalted butter, diced and chilled; 50 g pea tendrils and flowers; 5 g salt; 250 g (12⁄3 cups) wholemeal flour; 150 g fresh podded peas; A few drops of lemon juice; 10 g sugar; 50 g salted butter; 100 g smoked soft cheese, such as rygeost (or gouda); 3 tbsp neutral oil

With Smoked Cheese

Preparation info

Makes
6
tarts

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
16 hr

Appears in

Copenhagen Cult Recipes

By Christine Rudolph and Susie Theodorou

Published 2019

About

Emil Eshardt-Nielsen, chef at the dessert bar WinterSpring, shares this recipe for a delicate, seasonal tart, which is a perfect snack for that when you are not quite hungry, but need something in between meals.

Ingredients

250 g (12⁄3 cups) wholemeal flour
10 g sugar</

Europe
Denmark
Snack
Nordic
Vegetarian
Copenhagen
Pie

Method

Blitz the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Whisk the egg with 15 ml water, then gradually add to the flour, pulsing until it comes together as a dough. Chill for 14 hours.

Divide the dough into 6, th