Ingredients (serves 8):

• 250 g leeks
• 125 g butter
• 250 g flour
• 5 eggs
• 125 g cream nutmeg,
• salt and pepper.

Instructions:

• Slice the white part of the leeks into thin rounds and place in a saucepan with 50 g butter, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• Leave to cook over a low heat for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Make the pastry using the flour, the rest of the butter, 3 eggs, 2 egg whites and some salt. Knead by hand, place on a well-floured board and roll out thinly.
• Line a buttered pie dish with half the pastry.
• Remove the leeks from the heat, add 2 egg yolks and the cream to thicken and season with salt and pepper. Spoon into the pie dish.
• Cover with the rest of the pastry and draw some shapes with a knife to decorate.
• Seal the edges of the pastry firmly with a little water.
• Bake in a hot oven for 30 minutes until golden. Serve hot.