Cheese and Onion Pie

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    one

    9 inch pie
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pie for Everyone: Recipes and Stories from Petee's Pie, New York's Best Pie Shop

By Petra Paredez

Published 2020

  • About

Cheese and onion pie is an English classic that is typically made with Red Leicester cheese or aged cheddar. I like to make this pie with a bright orange Mimolette-style cheese called Harvest Moon, made in Goshen, New York, which lends not only its beautiful color but a nutty flavor as well. Alternatively, using an aged cheddar like Cabot cloth-bound makes for a rich and intense filling, while a soft farmer’s cheese makes a lighter and milder pie. Use red or yellow onions for a bold onion f