Winter Pie

Name: Winter Pie
Ingredients: 2 oz (50 g) self-raising flour; 3 oz (75 g) butter or margarine; 1 lb (450 g) potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced; 2–3 tablespoons water; 4 oz (110 g) Gruyère cheese, grated; 6 oz (175 g) onions, thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; A handful freshly chopped parsley; 3 oz (75 g) butter or margarine; 4 oz (110 g) potatoes, peeled, cooked and puréed; Grated nutmeg; 6 fl oz (175 ml) cream; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 egg yolk, beaten

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Potato Year

By Lucy Madden

Published 2015

About

Potatoes appear here, both in the pie and in the pastry.

Ingredients

For the Pastry

4 oz (110 g) potatoes, peeled, cooked and puréed
3 oz (

Pastry
Pie
Vegetarian
November

Method

Make the pastry in the normal way by rubbing the fat into the flour and adding the potato purée. Bind with the water to make a smooth dough and put into the fridge for a half-hour.

For the pie, parboil or steam the potatoes for 5 minutes or until just tender. Blanch the onions for 4 minutes. Drain and arrange in a 9-inch pie dish with the potatoes, cheese, parsley, garlic and salt and p