Homity Pie

Name: Homity Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 leek, sliced; 150 g/5½ oz Vegan Cheddar-style cheese, grated; 100 g/3½ oz baby spinach, washed and roughly torn; 750 g/1 lb 10oz King Edward potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters; a pinch of sea salt; 1 large white onion, diced; 2 tbsp dairy-free butter, plus extra for greasing; 250 ml/9 fl oz (1 cup) Cashew Cream; a pinch of ground nutmeg; sea salt and ground black pepper; sea salt and ground black pepper; 250 g/9 oz (1¾ cups) plain (all-pupose) flour; 125 g/4½ oz (½ cup) dairy-free butter

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Great British Vegan

By Aimee Ryan

Published 2021

About

Homity Pie became particularly popular in Britain during the 1960s thanks to the hippy sub-culture making vegetarian dishes more mainstream. I’ve made it extra-hippy by creating my own vegan version – and it is SO good.

Ingredients

For the pastry

250 g/9 oz (1¾ cups) plain (all-pupose) flour
125

Europe
United Kingdom
Dinner
Mediterranean
Pie
Vegan

Method

Make the pastry by putting the flour, butter and salt in a large bowl and rubbing together with your fingertips until it forms a dense, sandy mixture. (Alternatively, use a food processor and pulse a few times.) Add up to 4 tablespoons of cold water, a spoonful at a time, until the dough comes together without crumbling. Wrap in greaseproof paper and leave to chill in th