A savory British-style pie filled with potatoes, leeks, spinach, garlic, soft cheese, and mature cheddar in wholemeal pastry.
Homity Pie
A savory British-style pie filled with potatoes, leeks, spinach, garlic, soft cheese, and mature cheddar in wholemeal pastry.
Ingredients
Filling
- 600 g floury potatoes peeled and cut into large dice
- 2 leeks sliced
- butter for frying
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 200 g spinach chopped
- 5 tbsp soft cheese
- 150 g mature cheddar grated
Pastry
- 100 g plain flour
- 100 g wholemeal flour
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 100 g butter cubed and chilled
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/2 tsp salt
- cold water a splash if needed
Instructions
- To make the pastry, process the flours, paprika, butter, and salt until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg and process until a dough forms, adding a splash of cold water if needed. Roll out and line a 20 cm loose-bottomed metal tin. Chill.
- Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until just tender, then drain very well.
- Cook the leeks with a knob of butter until soft. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in spinach and cook until completely wilted, then stir in soft cheese.
- Heat oven to 190°C / 170°C fan / gas 5. Combine leeks, spinach, and potatoes. Add three-quarters of the cheddar and season well. Transfer to the chilled pastry case and top with remaining cheddar.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes until golden. Cool 10 minutes in the tin before turning out and serving.
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Source: Legacy recipe collection
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