Southern Italian Potato Pie

 

Ingredients

 

Serve 6-8

• 1 quantity Short Crust Pastry With Egg (refer recipe)

• 2 lb/1 kg potatoes, boiled and mashed

• 1/2 cup/125 g butter, melted

• 1 cup/250 ml milk

• 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk

• 1/2 cup/50 g freshly grated Parmesan cheese

• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Method:

1. Prepare the pastry and chill in the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4.

2. Butter a deep 10-inch (25cm) springform pan. Line with waxed paper. Butter the paper.

3. Roll the dough out into a disk large enough to cover the bottom and sides of the pan with the edges overlapping.

4. Mix the potatoes, butter, milk, egg, egg yolk, Parmesan, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.

5. Spoon the filling mixture into the pastry. Fold the overlapping edges of the dough inward.

6. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot or at room temperature.