Colourful Potato Pie Recipes

POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl; cut in the shortening and butter until crumbly. Add water and mix lightly with a fork. Shape dough into a ball; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one half to fit a 9-in. pie plate. For filling, combine potatoes, onion, salt, pepper and parsley. Spoon into crust; dot with butter. Roll out remaining dough to fit top of pie; place over filling. Seal and flute edges; make several slits in top crust. Bake at 375° for 1 hour. Pour cream into slits in crust; return to oven for 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water until cooked.
• Preheat oven to 425*F.
• Drain the potatoes well, add the milk and butter and mash until smooth, then stir in the cheese and seasoning.
• Butter a 1 1/2 to 2 pint pie dish and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, pressing them to the base and sides with the back of a spoon.
• Spoon the potato and cheese mixture into the dish and rough up the top with a fork.
• Brush with the melted butter.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with pickled beets or red cabbage and thick slices of crusty brown bread (buttered of course!).

COLOURFUL POTATO PIE

Steps:

• In skillet cook bacon until crisp.
• Remove and drain.
• Add onion green pepper and celery to skillet.
• Cook over medium high heat 5 minutes; drain fat.
• Partially cook potatoes in boiling water 10 minutes; drain.
• In lightly greased 8 inch square dish layer half the potatoes tomatoes bacon and onion mix and cheese.
• Repeat.
• Whisk together yolks and milk.
• Beat egg whites and salt and pepper until foamy.
• Fold egg whites into egg yolk mixture.
• Pour over vegetables.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.