Saturday 11 May 2013

Vegetable Flan tray bake

Tasty savoury tray bake. 
I love this recipe. It is very versatile and everyone seems to like it.
 Great light evening supper or lunch.
 Really nice as a part of a buffet. Perfect for picnics. 

Ingredients

150 g butter
250 g/400 ml plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
40 g/ 100 ml rolled oats
250 g tub of quark

1 tbsp oil
1 onion
500 g of mixed veg (fresh or frozen)
2 cloves of garlic
1/2-1 tsp chili powder
salt & pepper

1 ball of mozzarella
70 g grated cheddar

100 ml double cream
150 ml milk
3 eggs

smoked paprika or mixed herbs (optional)

Method

preheat oven to 200°

Mix baking powder and flour together.
 Rub cold butter and flour mix together in until you get breadcrumb like texture.
 Mix in oats and quark. 

Line baking tray with baking paper and spread the dough mixture on it evenly.

Fry onion in a little oil. Add vegetables and cook for few minutes until tender.
 Add crushed garlic, spices and seasoning. 

In a separate bowl mix together milk and cream. Beat in the eggs. 

Spread the veggie mix onto the pastry base,
 then shredded mozzarella and grated cheddar. 
 Drizzle over the milk & egg mix evenly.
 (Sprinkle over herbs or smoked paprika)

Bake in 200°c for 20-25 mins until golden brown.  
Let cool down and cut into squares or rectangles.

Variations:
Replace some of the veg with cooked chicken,
 fried spiced minced beef/lamb, sausages, tuna etc.
You can use any combination of vegetables.
 Mixed frozen works really well.


Tip: If you don't have quark, replace it by 150-200 ml of plain or Greek yoghurt