Carrot and Potato Pie

09 Dec 2011 1 Comment

by foodgenie in From the veg patch, Veggie Tags: carrot, cheese, Crecy Pie, pie, potato, tartiflette, vegetarian

Just picked a load of charentais carrots so thought I’d try a carrot and potato pie. As I also fancied a Tartiflette type pie, without the lardons,  I came up with this….and delicious it was too!!

1 small onion, thinly sliced
10 smallish new potatoes
4 medium sized carrots
1 clove garlic
4fl oz milk
2 tbs crème fraiche
1 small egg
75 g mixed Red Leicester and Cheddar cheese
Salt &pepper
Pinch nutmeg

(bacon or lardons optional)

Pastry made with 120g plain flour and 60g butter.

Line a tin with the pastry and bake blind until cooked. Cook the onion slowly in a little olive oil and butter. Add the garlic and cook for a few seconds. Slice the potatoes and carrots thinly and simmer until nearly soft. Mix the onion, potatoes and carrots together and put half of them into the pastry case. Sprinkle over half the cheese. Add the rest of the potatoes, carrots and cheese. Whisk the crème fraiche, milk and egg together, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg and pour on top. Bake at 180 gas 4 for about 20 minutes or until set.

This is my entry for the Lovethegarden.com Christmas Carrot Recipe Competition.

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