Southwest Torte

Ingredients

110 gr cheddar cheese
34 gr ripe olives
4 slices bacon
65 gr bell pepper
75 gr corn
3 eggs
1 gr pepper
130 gr unbleached flour
40 gr cornmeal
5 gr oregano leaves
1 gr salt
120 gr shortening
2 up the sides of an ungreased springform
3 in size

Instructions

Sprinkle cheese, olives, bacon, bell pepper and corn in the pastry lined pan. Beat eggs slightly, beat in remianing ingredients. Pour into the springform pan. Bake uncovered on the lowest oven rack for 20 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 150ÂșC . Bake until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes longer. Let the torte stand for 10 minutes before cutting. CORNMEAL PASTRY: Mix flour, cornmeal, oregano and salt in a small bowl; cut in the shortening until the particles are the sixe of fine crumbs. Sprinkle in the water, 1 Tbls at a time, tossing with a fork until the flour is moistened and pastry almost cleans the sides of the bowl (add 1 to 2 teaspoons of water if necessary).