Spinach and Comté Loaf
For this savoury cake-style loaf, we use a plain basic mixture and add wilted spinach wth shallots and diced Comté cheese.
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Last modified on: April 17th 2016
Keywords for this recipe:For 1 loaf, you will need:
- 1
4 Eggs - 2
150 g flour - 3
30 g butter - 4
10 g baking powder - 5
100 ml olive oil - 6
salt - 7
pepper - 8
2 shallots - 9 30 g butter
- 10
100 g cooked spinach - 11
100 g Comté cheese - 12 salt
- 13 pepper
- Total weight: 770 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 23 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 1 hour 13 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Prepare the cake mixture
Put into a food-processor bowl: 4 Eggs, 150 g flour, 30 g butter, 10 g baking powder, 100 ml olive oil, salt and pepper.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Melt 30 g butter in a large frying pan, then add the shallots, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Cook for 1 minute without colouring.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Add 100 g cooked spinach and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes to wilt and slightly "dry off" the spinach.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Dice 100 g Comté cheese quite small.
Stage 7 - 2 min.
Make the loaf
Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).
Mix the spinach (when cold) and diced cheese into the batter.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Pour into a loaf tin or mould...
Stage 9 - 45 min.
Remarks
If you do not have any Comté, you can use another kind of cheese (Gruyère, Beaufort, etc.), or even opt for a quite different character by using goat's cheese.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 90 30 % | 150 10 % | 220 30 % | 2,630 130 % | 11,020 130 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 4 % | 20 2 % | 30 4 % | 340 20 % | 1,430 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 loaf : 3.87 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Flour
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Olive oil
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Cooked spinach
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Comté cheese
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