Wednesday Recipes: Finnish Cheese Pie

Dear Readers,

This recipe won 2nd place in a Taste of Home magazine international dishes contest. That magazine is known for home-cooking, but this is a different (to me) and unique dish--enjoy!

Finnish Cheese Pie

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon butter

1/3 cup finely chopped green onions

3/4 cup flaked smoked salmon fillets

1/4 cup snipped fresh dill

Pastry for single-crust pie

3 large eggs, at room temperature

1 cup half-and-half cream

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 cup shredded swiss cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. In a skillet, melt the butter over medium heat/ Add chopped green oinions; cook and stir until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Gently stir in salmon and dill, set aside.

3. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to a 1/8-inch thick circle' transfer to a 9-inch pie plate. trim crust to 1/2 inch beyond the rim; flute edge (or use a frozen and then thawed version knowing it won't be as pretty:).

4. Spoon salmon mixture into the crust.

5. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, flour and seasonings until blended; pour over the top. Sprinkle with Swiss cheese.

6. Bake on a lower oven rack until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Let pie stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

1 piece: 448 calories, 30g fat (18g sat. fat), 179mg cholesterol.

From Taste Of Home, Feb.Mar 2021.