🇨🇭 Swiss Cuisine

Käsewähe

Swiss Cheese Tart

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 386 kcal

A savory custard tart filled with creamy egg and Gruyère mixture on a thin, crispy pastry base, a staple of Swiss home cooking.

Ingredients

1 Make pastry: rub butter into flour until sandy. Add egg yolk, water, and salt. Form a dough, wrap, and chill 30 min.
2 Roll out pastry and line a 26cm tart pan. Prick base with a fork.
3 Scatter grated Gruyère evenly over the base.
4 Whisk eggs, cream, milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Pour over the cheese.
5 Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 30-35 min until puffed and golden.
6 Let cool 5 min before slicing. Serve warm.

Did You Know?

Wähe is the Swiss-German word for a flat tart and can be made sweet or savory — every Swiss household has their own family version.