麻豆约拍

By Angela Boggiano from Pie (Mitchell Beazley)

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Serves 4

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Prep time 15 mins

Cooking time 1hr 10 mins

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Ingredients

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For the pastry

300g / 10oz cheese pastry (see recipe below), made with red Leicester cheese

2 tbsp milk, to glaze

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For the filling

1 bunch spring onions roughly chopped

125g/4oz Cheshire cheese, crumbled

4 tbsp cr猫me fra卯che

1 bunch chives, snipped

500g / 1lb floury potatoes, such as Estima or Maris Piper, peeled & very thinly sliced

salt & ground black pepper

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Method

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

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Roll out about 175g/6oz of the pastry on a lightly floured surface & line a 23cm/9鈥� shallow pie dish.

Mix together the spring onions, Cheshire cheese, cr猫me fra卯che & snipped chives in a small bowl, seasoning with a little salt & plenty of ground black pepper.

Arrange the potatoes in layers with a few tablespoons of the spring onion & cheese mixture spread between each layer.听 Continue until all the potatoes & cheese mixture are used up.听

Brush the edge of the pastry with a little milk.

Roll out the remaining pastry about 2cm / 戮鈥� larger than the dish & then lay this over the top of the pie.听

Crimp the edges to seal & brush with a little milk to glaze, then bake for approx. 30 mins.

Reduce the temperature to 160C/325F/Gas 3 & cook for a further 40 mins until the pastry is golden & the potatoes are cooked through.听 To test if the potatoes are cooked, simply insert a skewer into the pie & test for tenderness.

If the pastry is cooking too quickly, place a loose piece of foil over the top.

Leave to cool slightly before serving, so that the filling melds together perfectly.听 This will make it easier to slice & serve in wedges.

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Cheese Pastry

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Makes 400g/13oz of pastry

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Ingredients

200g/7oz plain flour

pinch salt

150g/5oz butter

50g/2oz hard cheese, such as mature Cheddar or Parmesan, grated

2-3 tbsp water, to mix

A pinch of mustard powder

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Method

Mix the flour & salt in a bowl.听

Cut the fat into pieces & add this to the flour.听

Use your fingertips to rub the fat into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.听

Stir in the cheese, then add the water very gradually, stirring it in with a knife.听 When the dough just sticks together, knead it lightly into a ball, wrap in cling film & allow it to rest for at least 15 mins in the fridge.

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Nigel鈥檚 Top Tips

Cheese pastry is great for enriching savoury pies but also works beautifully for sweet fruit pies too, such as apple pie.听 You can experiment with different cheeses for this pastry, but ones with a strong flavour such as Red Leicester, Parmesan, mature Cheddar & Gruy猫re work best.听

Add a pinch of mustard powder for extra oomph.

If you have more pastry than you need, you can always freeze it.

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