Lancashire Butter Pie - Potato & Onion Pie

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while still providing moisture.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

Welcome to Jeff's baking blog where I'm making a Lancashire butter pie.

Start with an 8-inch springform pan and butter it.

For the pastry, measure 400 grams of plain flour and 200 grams of cold unsalted butter cut into cubes.

Add a pinch of salt to the flour and butter, then mix until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Add 1 beaten egg and 45 milliliters of ice cold water, processing until it clumps together.

Knead the pastry briefly, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Peel and slice 1 kilogram of Maris Piper potatoes into quarter inch slices and slice 450 grams of onions slightly thinner.

Dissolve 1 vegetable stock cube in water, add the potatoes, and bring to a boil, then simmer covered for about 10 minutes until tender but still holding shape.

In a pan, melt about 85 grams of butter and gently cook the onions until softened, without coloring them.

Drain the butter from the onions and allow them to cool, then lay the cooked potatoes out on plates to cool and dry off.

After chilling, roll out the pastry on a floured surface, cutting off one third for the top crust.

Line the bottom of the springform pan with the rolled out pastry, pushing it into the corners.

Layer half of the potatoes in the pan, followed by half of the onions, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Add another layer of potatoes, the remaining onions, and the final layer of potatoes, seasoning again.

Dot the top with small flakes of the remaining butter (about 85 grams).

Roll out the remaining pastry for the top, brushing the edges of the bottom pastry with beaten egg.

Place the top pastry over the pie, pressing down and brushing the top with egg, then make a small hole for steam to escape.

Chill the assembled pie in the fridge while preheating the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).

Bake the pie in the preheated oven for 40 minutes until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is heated through.

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