Homity pie

Name: Homity pie
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500g shortcrust pastry, chilled; 500g potatoes, peeled and diced; 2 leeks, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 25g butter; 150g mature cheddar, grated; 150ml double cream; 2 large eggs; 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

A vegetarian pie of potato, leek and cheddar with garlic and cream in a shortcrust case.

Time1 hr 20
LevelMedium
Costabout £1.17 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

6 servings

Ingredients

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500 gshortcrust pastrychilled
500 gpotatoespeeled and diced
2leekssliced
2garlic clovescrushed
25 gbutter
150 gmature cheddargrated
150 mldouble cream
2large eggs
2 tbspfresh parsleychopped

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Roll out the pastry and line a 23 cm tart tin. Prick the base, line with baking paper and baking beans and bake for 15 minutes.
15 min
2
Remove the paper and beans and bake for 5 minutes more. Lower the oven to 180°C (160°C fan).
5 min
3
Boil the potatoes for 8 minutes until just tender and drain.
8 min
4
Cook the leeks and garlic in the butter for 8 minutes until soft.
8 min
5
Whisk the cream and eggs together, then mix in the potatoes, leeks, most of the cheese and the parsley. Season well.
6
Fill the pastry case, scatter over the remaining cheese and bake for 30 minutes until set and golden.
30 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.