My first homity pie was at Caudwells Mill, it was absolutely delicious…the perfect comfort food! So when I saw this delicious looking homity pie, made by FP club member Claire (aka Domestic Goddess), I just had to include it on the blog.
Over to Claire…
This is my version of the lovely, originally vegetarian pie. I could not resist adding pancetta as it adds a great extra flavour but I am sure it would work without.
I have had a couple of quiche based disasters recently. I can’t seem to get them to be quite the right consistency and it can all go horribly wrong. With a Homity though, there is no need to worry about that as there is nothing to ’set’ as such. Try it!
Homity Pie
- Make up a batch of ‘rich pastry’ – see below, refrigerate for 20 mins then roll out
- Butter a pie dish and line it with rolled out pastry with a good overhang as it will shrink, a lot
- Prong it with a fork and blind bake it for 10-15 mins on 200 degrees
I find that I don’t need to do the baking beans thing if I use wholemeal pastry
- Peel, cube (dice size) and slowly fry 1lb potatoes in olive oil until soft and browned, new potatoes stick a bit but are still nice
- Peel, finely slice and fry 1lb of onions until soft and browned
- Add 2 sliced garlic cloves to the onions near to the end of their cooking time
- Fry off a pack of cubetti di pancetta – easy to find in the shops with the deli meat
All of the above can be done in advance like this:
Mix all this together in a large pan on a very low heat to help you mix
- Add a small bunch of fresh chopped herbs: marjoram, thyme, that sort of thing
- Add plenty of salt and pepper, 2 really big pinches of each
- Stir in a small carton of double cream (100-150ml)
- Take off the heat
- Stir in 2oz mature grated cheese
- Pile into your blind baked pastry in the pie dish
- Add another 2oz cheese on top
- Cook in a hottish oven (180-190) for 25-30 mins until golden
Allow to cool for ½ an hour before you eat. It’s great for picnics too.
‘Rich Pastry’
Put 180g of flour in a bowl, I use a mix of 1/2 plain flour and 1/2 wholemeal
- Rub in 100g butter
- Add 50g grated parmesan and a pinch of salt
- Add some stripped thyme leaves if you have them
- Add 1 egg yolk mixed with 1tsp water gradually to bring it into a ball
- Wrap in cling film and put in fridge
You can cook any strips of leftover pastry with a bit of cheese on the top as impromptu cheese straws.
Click here to go to Claire’s fabulous blog where you can find lots of other inspirational recipes.
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That pie looks delicious!
Cheers,
Rosa
How great to see Derbyshire get a mention. I’m in nearby Notts and snowed in right now! Love the falling snow on your blog!
I was introduced to this pie at the Denby factory outlet in Derbyshire whilst I was on ho;iday in 2007. I have made my own version but this one sounds good. I will give it a try! Thanks
This looks great – but I thought that leeks also belong in Homity Pie? Or is this a regional thing?