Butter Pie A Potato and Onion Pie
From astrochef 15 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 4
"Butter Pie", a traditional Lancashire delicacy, or for those not in the know, potato & onion pie, was traditionally served on a Friday so as to comply with the catholic rule of not eating meat on a Friday, with Lancashire being home to many Catholics it was and is a best seller among the small traditional bakeries. Read more Butter pies have long been a match day favourite among Preston North End fans until 2007 when providers ceased to trade. With the new providers not offering a butter pie this has caused 2 Preston North End fans to begin a campaign on facebook calling for the return of butter pies to the match day menu. This recipe our version is little dry when compared with some commercially available versions, but we like them a little drier we find the shop bought ones can be far too wet. Although we think ours is very tasty all the same, and of course should be served with HP sauce if liked, pickled red cabbage or beetroot all work well. Serves: Might serve 4 if you are lucky Time: Altogether about 1 hour See less
Ingredients
- 8 ounces, of plain flour shopping list
- 2 ounces, butter shopping list
- 2 ounces, white fat (dripping / lard or veg fat) shopping list
- 3 large potatoes shopping list
- 1 onion shopping list
How to make it
- Blend in food processor and then drizzle in just enough cold water to make the pastry form a ball, leave in the fridge to rest for ½ an hour
- In the mean time, peel the 3 large potatoes and 1 onion, cut the potato into large chunks and the onion in to half moon rings, parboil for around 20 minutes until the potatoes are just soft but still holding there shape. Drain and slice into your pie dish, into which you have rolled out a bottom layer of pastry, layer in the onions, salt and pepper and flecks of butter, top off with the top layer of pastry.
- Bake at 180 degrees for approx ½ hour until golden, serve immediately with your preferred condiment.
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Reviewed by 4 people-
Well I love a Butter Pie and miss it so much. Moved back to the States just over a yr ago from Lancashire no less :) I will certainly have to give this pie a try. Many Thanks !
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