Tarte Au Fromage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

250 g shortcrust pastry
50 g butter
50 g plain flour
300 ml milk, warmed
250 g lancashire cheese, grated
6 eggs, separated
2 tablespoons chives, snipped
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce or 1 teaspoon hot sauce

Preparation

Prepare the pastry. Roll out and line a deep 20cm (8 inch) loose-based cake tin. Chill for 30 minutes, then bake blind at 190C for 15 minutes. Remove the paper and cook for another 5 minutes. Leave to cool in the tin.
To make the filling melt the butter in a saucepan on a low heat, blend in the flour, then add the milk a little at a time, stirring continuously.
Beat in the grated cheese, then the egg yolks one at a time. Stir until the cheese has melted. Stir in the chives, parsley and Tabasco sauce. Take off the heat.
Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until they form stiff peaks, then fold them into the mixture. Pour the mixture immediately into the pastry case. Bake at 200C for 30 minutes until it is well risen and golden.
Serve immediately.