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Plan Z Phase:  This is a Z3 (ZReboot) recipe with Almond flour crust. This is a Z3.5 (ZReboot3.5) recipe with boxed pie crust from the store. It makes for a lovely dish cut into wedges and served on a holiday buffet.

Servings: Serves 6 as a light entrée. You can add a side salad for a more complete meal.

Ingredients: 

For the Crust: You can use this Almond Pie Crust recipe. Or buy a boxed pie crust from the refrigerated section at the grocery store.

For the Filling:

• 1 lb of cooked bacon, diced. I cook my bacon in the oven for this dish. It’s easier.
• 3 to 4 cups of thinly sliced leeks. Use the white portion only. Remove the root section and discard the rest. Throw the rest away in the garbage pail or compost bin. DO NOT put it in the garbage disposal. I learned the hard way and paid a big bill.
• 1 Tbl of peanut oil.
• 1.5 Tbl of white flour
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup of whipping cream
• ½ tsp of grated sea salt
• ¼ tsp of grated fresh pepper
• 1/8 tsp of ground nutmeg (a whisper will do.)
• A whisper of cayenne (optional. It won’t make it spicy. It will brighten the flavor a tad.)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Press your crust into a tart pan and up the sides. Don’t worry if you don’t have a tart pan. A larger pie pan can also work. If you use a removable tart pan, I suggest a cookie sheet underneath the tart pan in case of leaking.

Put the peanut oil in the pan and sauté the leeks until tender. Stir in the diced. bacon bits and get it all mixed up. Add the flour and stir until incorporated. Then put all this mixture in the crust. Spread it edge to edge.

Bake at 400 for 10 minutes.

While this is going on you can make your filling. Beat the eggs, cream, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and cayenne until well mixed. I do this in my Bullet blender, but it you can do it with a mixer in a bowl too.

Carefully pull open the oven and pour the liquid filling mixture over the leeks and bacon. Bake until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. 20-25 minutes should do it.

Let it sit for a few minutes before you cut it so it firms up and you don’t burn your tongue. Serve warm.

Enjoy!

Cheers,