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Keto Manitaropita

Roberta Kapsalis
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main dish
Cuisine Keto Greek
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Crust

  • 2 extra large eggs free-range
  • 30 g (1/3 cup) butter grass-fed (preferably goat butter)
  • 4 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 tsp ground dried rosemary
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 6 tbsp ground walnuts
  • 4 tbsp almond flour
  • 4 tbsp ground flaxseed

Filling

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 220 g (7.7 oz) sliced mushrooms
  • 1 large leek finely chopped
  • 5 tbsp sour cream
  • 3 medium eggs free-range
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp red paprika powder
  • 1/3 tsp black pepper freshly ground

Instructions
 

  • First, prepare the crust. Mix the eggs with melted butter and olive oil. Add rosemary, oregano, sea salt. Start adding ground walnuts, almond flour and ground flaxseed. Using your hands work the dough. 
  • Grease 9" pie pan with some butter and place the dough in it. with your hands, spread the dough all over the bottom and the sides of the pie pan.
  • Bake at 170ºC for 10 minutes.
  • In the meantime, saute finely chopped leek and mushrooms in olive oil. Add all the spices and mix well. When the leek and mushrooms are soft, remove from heat. Using an electric mixer mix sour cream and eggs. Mix this together with leek and mushrooms and place it in the half-baked pie crust. 
  • Bake for another 20 minutes at 170ºC. Serve warm, decorated with freshly chopped rosemary. Make sure you don't cut the pie while it's still hot. 

Notes

Instead of 2 extra large eggs, you can use 4 small to medium eggs!
Instead of sour cream, you can use cream cheese diluted with 6 tbsp sparkling mineral water.
If your flaxseed meal is not finely ground, add 1-2 tbsp coconut flour to the crust
Keyword Keto mushroom