Cheese and Onion Pie

jessicamb

OK I had to go and make some corned beef and potato pie now - truly inspired (on a plate too just like grandma used to make).

Heres my recipie for those interested:

1 tin corned beef
as many potatoes as you want (I used 4 medium ones this time but normally use a bit more)
Some carrots/onions/peas - any veggies you want in there.

Boil the spuds
microwave the veg (or could boil with spuds)
Mash spuds and corned beef
Stir in veg
Add Salt & Pepper for flavour (its a bit bland on its own so plenty of pepper)
encase in pasty and cook on 180 for approx 30 mins - this gave me two small plates of pie so one for tomorrow and one for freezer. Feeds two per pie or 4 with mash/chips and superthick gravy - very filling (cheap too).

You can use normal pastry but I prefer the hot water type as its a bit crispier. Here is the recipie I used (made just enough for the above)

450g plain flour
1 teaspoon salt
100g lard ( could use other fats)
150ml water
4 tablespoons milk

Chuck flour and salt in a bowl (you are supposed to seive it but I dont bother)
Heat everything else in a pan and bring to the boil
Stir into the flour to form a soft dough (use a knife)
you can then knead it lightly and roll it out - I left it to cool first and it was ok.

HTH

thriftlady_2

Question about plates for plate pies.

I'd like to make a plate pie but am worried about putting my dinner plates in the oven.Do you have to use an ovenproof pie plate,pyrex or similar?My mum always used one like that.

I've also got a recipe for saucer pies which, as you might imagine,you bake on a saucer - not sure I've got any saucers.

thriftmonster

I use a Pyrex plate for plate pies - Tesco and other places do them for a couple of pounds.

Also in this weather or if you have hot hands the food processor is great for pastry. Whizz the flour and fat - I use lard and value butter to crumbs and then trickle in the water with the motor running till it all comes together.

Red Leicester is really nice for cheese onion and potato pies - I parboil the potato slices first.

Also a friend of ours makes "Barker pie" from the war which is potato slices, corned beef and a tin of beans layered with onion under a pastry crust. Really tasty and you can feed loads of people on one tin of corned beef.

FunkyFairy

I make cheese and onion pie this way.

Take a bag of potatoes, boil and mash with milk and butter
Grate a block of cheese and mix into the mash
dice one onion really small and mix into the mash
Place the mash mixture into a oven proof dish, fork up the top and place sliced tomatoes on.
Bake until golden brown.

MMMM lovely i know what i am having for tea tonight.

black-saturn

Thanks for that recipe idea FunkyFairy. I will give that one a go some time.

moggins

LOL Funky fairy, I remember making that at school. I made it for the kids a couple of weeks ago when DH was out (he won't eat cooked cheese) and they wolfed it down, they can't wait for him to go away again so I can do it again

tawnyowls

FunkyFairy wrote:

I make cheese and onion pie this way.

Take a bag of potatoes, boil and mash with milk and butter
Grate a block of cheese and mix into the mash
dice one onion really small and mix into the mash
Place the mash mixture into a oven proof dish, fork up the top and place sliced tomatoes on.
Bake until golden brown..

That's pretty much the recipe I use for corned beef pie, with corned beef instead of the cheese, obviously. Although I do find a bit of cheese is very nice with it.

Makro do big catering blocks of cheese, and ready-grated bags too - very useful for this kind of thing.

annie12

I have some lancashire cheese & smoked cheddar cheese left from Christmas.
I want to make a cheese and onion pie, does anyone have a recipe?
Also do you think these cheeses will be ok?

Thanks
Annie

Queenie

There is another thread running on a potato and cheese pie(with basic instructions) http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=345501

Do you mean a quiche when you say cheese and onion?

apprentice_tycoon

Do you mean the sort of cheese and onion pie that used to be served for school lunches?

If so the filling is 2 onions chopped and simmered in salted water for about 10 minutes, drain.
Beat an egg in a bowl, add 8 oz of grated cheese and season with s&p, mix in the onions when they've cooled slightly.
Make a plate pie in the normal manner, I put a little chutney under the cheese and onion mixture.