Recipe for Homity Pie

Especially for @helloitsgemma @SuperAmazingMum @Choc0range @northernmum1 @teawithonesugar  here is my recipe for Homity Pie!


 It’s an old fashioned pastry and vegetable pie. I sometimes add apple which is not part of the original recipe but delicious anyway!

These ingredients make either 6 individual or one big pie.

300g/10 oz Shortcrust Pastry (I use frozen!)

350g/12 oz Potatoes, peeled

250g/ ½ lb Onions, peeled and roughly-chopped

250g/ ½ lb Leeks, carefully-washed - then cut into pieces

45ml/3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

25g/1 oz Butter (plus a little to line the pie tins)

a small bunch of fresh Parsley

a large pinch a Thyme

300g/10 oz grated Cheddar Cheese

2 medium cloves of Garlic, peeled and finely-chopped

2 Crisp Dessert Apples (red if possible), cored and cut into pieces - but the skin left on

60ml/4 tablespoon Milk or Single Cream

2 Eggs, lightly-beaten

Salt and freshly-ground Black Pepper to taste

a pinch of Cayenne Pepper

Method:

Lightly butter the pie tins.

1.                Roll out the pastry and line the pie tins. Chill the tins while you make the filling. I shove them in the freezer.

2.                Boil or steam the potatoes until they're tender - then chop them into bite-sized pieces.

3.                Fry the chopped onions and leeks over a gentle heat in the vegetable oil, until they're soft. Add the apple pieces and mix in.

4.                Add the garlic, followed by the potatoes, butter, parsley and thyme, the eggs, half the cheese and the milk.

5.                Season with salt and pepper and combine the mixture well together.

6.                The pies can be prepared in advance up to this stage.

7.                Fill the pies and cover them with the remaining cheese.

8.                Bake them in a pre-heated oven 220C/425F/Gas 7, for 20 minutes, or until golden.

Serve warm.