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.
118 K 3.8/5 (43 reviews)
1 hour 15 min.
Easy
1 loaf
13 IngredientsLast modified on: April 17th 2016
For 1 loaf, you will need:
- 1
4 eggs - 2
8.2 oz flour - 3
1.1 oz butter - 4
0.4 oz baking powder - 5
3.5 oz olive oil - 6
salt - 7
pepper - 8
2 shallots - 9 1.1 oz butter
- 10
3.5 oz cooked spinach - 11
3.5 oz Comté cheese - 12 salt
- 13 pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 1 hour 15 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, 8.2 oz flour, 1.1 oz butter, 0.4 oz baking powder, 3.5 oz olive oil, salt and pepper.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Melt 1.1 oz 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 3.5 oz cooked spinach and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes to wilt and slightly "dry off" the spinach.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Dice 3.5 oz 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.
Note: As always with cakes, if you want a nice opening on top when baking, try this very effective trick.
Note: As always with cakes, if you want a nice opening on top when baking, try this very effective trick.
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 RDI=30 % | 150 RDI=10 % | 220 RDI=30 % | 2,630 RDI=130 % | 11,020 RDI: 130 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 340 RDI=20 % | 1,430 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 loaf : 3.90 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Flour
Like these other recipes: Oatmeal cake, Red mullet fillets with a reduced white-wine sauce, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Pink Reims biscuits, Toasted almond cake, ... See them all 204
Comté cheese
Like these other recipes: Salmon and spinach quiche, Gnocchi alla romana, Two-cheese quiche, Deep leek and potato quiche, Tomato, mustard and tuna cake, ... See them all 42
Olive oil
Like these other recipes: Tomatoes Provençal, Baked sea bass fillet with lemon and tarragon, New York style pasta, Chicken and mushroom pie, Tomato and courgette tart, ... See them all 535
Cooked spinach
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and spinach quiche, Poached eggs with spinach and Comté milk, Spinach and Mushrooms with Pesto, Spinach brik parcels, Pan-fried cheese, egg and spinach toastie, ... See them all 36
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