peter's homemade welsh pie

Name: Peter's Homemade Welsh Pie
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: UK/Ireland
Ingredients: 225 gram(s) plain flour; 100 gram(s) butter, unsalted; pinch(es) salt; 2-3 tablespoon(s) water; 3 pound(s) potatoes, mashed roughly; 6 - white onions; 3 pound(s) smoked bacon, thick slices; 1 1/2 pound(s) cheese, shredded (strong); 8 - sausage (spicy); 2 - leeks; 1 - egg, beaten

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peter nichols

llanelli

Updated on Jan 22, 2015

Family and friends love this recipe. The ingredients can be altered depending upon your individual taste buds, lovers of cheese may want a bit more...others may prefer more smoked bacon. When I have made this recipe, it is most commonly as individual pies, 4" and 6" pie cases, or one large deep pan dish. To make this dish a bit different, you can also add spiced baked beans, fried mushrooms and fried onions, or even curry spices.. the list is endless to this marvellous pie mix

Rate

prep time 1 Hr

cook time 35 Min

method Bake

yield 3-4 serving(s)

Ingredients

225 grams plain flour
100 grams butter, unsalted
pinch salt
2-3 tablespoons water
3 pounds potatoes, mashed roughly
6 - white onions
3 pounds smoked bacon, thick slices
1 1/2 pounds cheese, shredded (strong)
8 - sausage (spicy)
2 - leeks
1 - egg, beaten

How To Make peter's homemade welsh pie

Step 1

To make the pastry...sift the flour into a large bowl, add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs

Step 2

Stir in the salt, then add 2-3 tbsp. water and mix to a firm dough. Knead the dough briefly and gently on a floured surface. wrap in cling film and chill while preparing the filling
Step 3

Pie filling.... Fry the smoked bacon and spicy sausage in virgin olive oil, until golden brown. Leave to cool. Then add to the roughly mashed potato
Step 4

Grate cheese and put to one side
Step 5

Peel and slice 1 leek and 4 onions into bite size pieces, peel potatoes, slice into quarters. Boil together with a pinch of salt, until soft. Drain once cooked, add 1lb of cheese, leave to cool then mash roughly
Step 6

Wash and cut up remaining leek and onions, set aside.
Step 7

Roll out pastry to fit your selected pie dish(es). Then add the cooled potato mix, before adding the pastry to the pie top, add raw onions, remaining leek and rest of cheese. place pastry topping to pie mix, cut two small slits in pastry top
Step 8

Egg wash to pastry top
Step 9

cook 180C, 350F. Cook for 35-40 minutes, or until golden brown. Use 4" or 6" pie cases or 1 large pie dish
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