Cheese and onion pie

Name: Cheese and onion pie
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g shortcrust pastry, chilled; 400g potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 onions, sliced; 25g butter; 200g mature cheddar, grated; 2 tbsp double cream; 1 tsp English mustard; 1 egg, beaten, to glaze

A vegetarian pie of cheddar, potato and softened onion in crisp shortcrust pastry.

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.50 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

4 servings

Ingredients

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500 gshortcrust pastrychilled
400 gpotatoespeeled and diced
2onionssliced
25 gbutter
200 gmature cheddargrated
2 tbspdouble cream
1 tspEnglish mustard
1eggbeaten, to glaze

Method

1
Boil the potatoes for 8 minutes until just tender, then drain and leave to steam dry.
8 min
2
Cook the onions in the butter for 12 minutes until soft and sweet.
12 min
3
Mix the potatoes, onions, cheese, cream, mustard and plenty of pepper in a bowl.
4
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Roll out two thirds of the pastry and line a 20 cm pie tin. Fill with the mixture.
5
Roll out the rest of the pastry for a lid, press the edges together and brush with egg. Make a slit in the top.
6
Bake for 35 minutes until golden.
35 min

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.