recipe no 1 : Cheese potato pie

So guys,

I think it’s time to do my first ever recipe post.

I am going to share with you guys obviously a recipe and a story behind me personally making it. I also hope you guys enjoy it.

But tomorrow I will be posting my tips and tricks for baking.

Cheese Potato Pie

Ingredients

For short crust pastry
A 10" Flan dish or Pie tin.

For Pie Crust:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup ice water

For the Filling :
2 lbs. potatoes (peeled/cut into halves)
8 oz onions (finely chopped)
4 oz cheddar cheese (grated)
1 tsp. of mustard
2 oz margarine
salt / pepper to taste
An extra 2 oz cheddar cheese (grated) for topping.

Method

First of all combine salt in the flour. 

Then add shortening and rub the margarine into the flour with your hands, until thoroughly mixed. 

Add enough cold water (a tablespoon at a time is easier) and mix with your hands to make pastry hold together, be sure not to have it too wet. Cover with clingfilm and leave to chill in the fridge for 20 mins. 

In the meantime Boil the potatoes in salty water for 20-25 mins. 

Mash them until fluffy. 

In a seperate pan melt the margarine  add the finely chopped onions and cook until tender and transparent (for 10 mins). 

Add the grated cheese / mustard / onions and margarine to the filling and mash thoroughly. 

Now add salt / pepper to taste. 

Sprinkle flour very lightly on a board, and roll pastry out to the thickness of half an inch.
Line a 10" pie tin and prick with a fork to allow heat to get through the pastry. Leave in a preheated oven at 180 C for 10 mins.
Once pastry is slightly cooked add the filling and cover the top with grated cheese. Cook for a further 25 mins until golden brown.
Allow to cool before cutting .Best served with boiled vegetables.

Tip: If you are short of time, use prepared quality pie crusts from the supermarket. And for the filling you can use leftover potatoes. 

Disclaimer

so the story behind it.

the story being the reason of why i make it will be nothing special or anything i just added it so the recipe becomes more interesting and just wanted something extra to go with it and i thought of it i did not copy any idea from somewhere.

this recipe is special to me because this started me to bake otherwise i never really baked anything in my life and i didn't get into it that as much.

sorry for that short lecture just wanted you guys to know that's all.

anyway my story started when I was in school I saw a poster on the wall not really a poster i would say but it said cheese potato pie. Just then I had an idea that I would make cheese potato pie because I really didn't make a pastry dish before. 

i am finished with this weeks recipe post. if you want another recipe then stay tuned for next weeks post 

thank you 

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