Cottage Cheese and Leek Pie

  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 4 cups sliced leeks (3 or 4 leeks)
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 tsp each salt, dry mustard
  • 1/8 tsp each nutmeg, pepper
  • 2 cups cottage cheese
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 single pie crust, unbaked

Sauté leeks in butter until tender, about 10 minutes.  Stir in flour, cook a few minutes, add milk and cook till thick.  Add seasonings.  Cool to lukewarm.  Blend cottage cheese with eggs.  Stir into leek mixture.  Pour into pie shell.

Bake at 375º for 45 minutes or till browned.  Let stand 10 minutes before serving.