🇱🇻 Latvian Cuisine

Sklandrausis

Carrot and Potato Tart

Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Difficulty Medium
Calories 260 kcal

A traditional Latvian open-faced tart with a rye crust filled with sweetened carrot and potato puree, seasoned with caraway.

Ingredients

  • 300g rye flour
  • 100g butter
  • 1 egg
  • 3 large carrots, peeled and grated
  • 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 100g sour cream
  • 60g sugar
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix rye flour, softened butter, egg, and salt into a firm dough. Press into a greased tart pan forming a thin crust with raised edges.
  2. 2 Boil potatoes until soft, drain and mash smooth. Boil or steam carrots until tender, mash and combine with potatoes.
  3. 3 Mix the vegetable puree with sour cream, sugar, and caraway seeds until smooth.
  4. 4 Spread filling evenly over the rye crust.
  5. 5 Bake at 200°C (390°F) for 30-35 min until crust is firm and filling is set with golden spots.
  6. 6 Cool to room temperature before slicing. Serve as a snack or dessert.

Did You Know?

Sklandrausis has EU Protected Designation of Origin status, one of few Latvian foods with this distinction.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/latvian/sklandrausis/