What are you baking? May 2026

Creamy Leek Tart / Süddeutsche Lauchtorte

I remember lots of people made this when her book Classic German Baking was BCOTM on Chowhound, but it has taken me all these years to finally get to it!

I took some liberties with substitutions (drained whle milk greek yogurt because I had run out of sour cream), but it was still delicious. I also messed up a bit with the cornstarch calculation when I scaled down the recipe, so it was slightly firmer than intended,

Every time I eat leeks, I wonder why I don’t eat them more often. The combination here is wonderful, with leeks and bacon. She says it’s across the border from quiche lorraine, and it certainly tastes like a more sophisticated version of that.

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