Zizis Simple Cheese Onion Pie Food

ZIZI'S SIMPLE CHEESE ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place one pie crust into a deep-dish pie pan. Layer the bottom with half of the onions and half of the cheese. Season to taste with pepper. Layer with the remaining onions and cheese; season with pepper. Pour milk over the pie filling. Place the remaining pie crust on top of the filling. Make small holes in the crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Remove, and let cool 15 minutes before serving.

CHEESE AND ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F (190C).
• Line an oven tray with baking paper and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and saute the onions over medium heat for 5- 7 minutes, or until golden and soft.
• Transfer to a bowl and allow to cool for 10 minutes, before adding the cheese, parsley, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.
• Mix well, then add 1 beaten egg to the bowl, with salt and pepper to your taste, and mix well again.
• Using a cake pan or dinner plate as a guide, cut each sheet of pastry into a 9 inch (23 cm) circle.
• Lay one sheet of pastry on the prepared baking tray.
• Dollop the cheese mixture over the pastry base, piling it higher in the middle, and leave a narrow border around the edge.
• Lightly brush the border with some of the second beaten egg.
• Place the remaining sheet of pastry over the filling, stretching lightly if necessary to neatly fit the bottom sheet.
• Press and seal the edges well.
• Brush the top with the remaining beaten egg, and cut two slits in the top to allow the steam to escape.
• Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, before reducing the heat to 350F (180C).
• Cook a further 20-25 minutes or until pastry is crisp and golden brown.

LANCASHIRE CHEESE AND ONION PIE

Steps:

• Finely chop the onions
• Melt butter in a pan
• Add chopped onions to the pan, stir to coat in butter, and turn the heat to low
• Cook onions in butter on low until they are clear but not colored; about 10 minutes
• Whilst the onions are cooking, grate your cheese coarsely. I often find Lancashire cheese so crumbly that it's easy to tear apart the cheese whilst gating to save some time
• Once the onions have turned clear, add 1/2 pint of water to the pan, and bring to a low simmer
• Simmer onion water mixture until the water reduces down to barely there
• Turn hob off and allow the onion mixture to cool slightly
• In a large bowl, combine the cooled onion mixture with the grated cheese - this is your completed filling
• Pre-heat your oven to 180C
• Butter your pie dish liberally
• Roll out your pastry to two large circles; one for the base and one for the top of the pie
• Line the base of the pie dish with one of the pastry circles, allowing some pastry to overhang the edges
• Spoon the filling in to the pie and smooth down so the base is evenly covered
• Add the second pastry circle to the top of the pie; covering completely
• Pinch the edges of the pastry to seal, and cut off access using a sharp knife
• Using a pastry brush, brush the beaten egg all over the top of the pie, and use knife to poke two holes in the top sheet of pastry
• Place the pie on a large baking tray (just encase any cheese oozes out)
• Place in the oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown
• Remove from the oven, and set aside to cool. This is a pie which cannot be eaten immediately as the cheese will be very runny. Set pie aside for a minimum of 20 minutes.
• Serve with chips and tomato sauce - yum!

SIMPLE ONION PIE

Steps:

• --------For Pastry base----------.
• Mix together and pat into a medium pie dish.
• Simmer onions in melted butter just until soft, season and leave to cool.
• Place on top of pastry.
• Mix together egg and cream and pour over onions.
• Sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven 425°F (220°C) for 20-25 minutes.
• I serve it with with a tomato and basil salad with a balsamic vinigar dressing and tiny new potatoes.

OLD SCHOOL CHEESE AND ONION PIE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Add sliced onion, salt, and pepper and stir to coat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Pour in the beer, stir well, and raise the heat to medium and cook, stirring until the onions are soft, around 8 minutes. Set aside to cool or cover and chill in the refrigerator.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together the cooled onions, cheeses, eggs, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce and mustard until combined. Set aside filling to make pastry dough.
• Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a springform pan or casserole dish with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, mustard powder, and kosher salt. Make a well in the centre of the flour and set aside.
• Place a large saucepan over medium heat. Gently bring the milk and butter to a gentle simmer. Pour the hot liquid into the flour well. Use a rubber spatula to mix together until a shaggy dough forms. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
• Divide dough in two. While the dough is still hot, roll each piece between two pieces of parchment paper or plastic wrap to the size of the base of your pan. Place one of the rounds of dough into the prepared pan. Starting at the centre of the dough press outward, gently working the dough outward and up the sides of the pan.
• Scrape the filling into the crust and position the second crust over the filling, trimming the excess away and pinching the seams where the bottom and top crusts meet together.
• Brush the top crust with the egg wash and use a sharp knife to cut three vent holes. Place your pie crust on a cookie sheet and bake for 60 to 70 minutes. The Onion and Cheese Pie is done baking once the exterior is a glossy brown and filling bubbles.
• Allow the pie to cool until warm or room temperature before slicing. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with a fresh salad.

CHEESE AND ONION PIE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C. Grease and flour a 9" pie dish. Rub oil over whole of the inside of the dish, bottom and sides. Roll out the pastry to fit then place in the tin. Flatten pastry into bottom and sides thoroughly. With excess pastry over the sides take a rolling pin and roll over the edge of the dish to get a lovely neat edge and remove the excess. Prick the bottom with a fork all over.
• Peel potatoes, chop into quarters and boil until just soft. Drain and allow to dry a bit.
• Slice the onions and add to a large mixing bowl. Add all the other ingredients and mix well. Add potatoes and mash into the mix with a knob of butter.
• Fill the pastry case and level out. Place in the oven for at least 40 mins check the bottom of the pie if the pastry is evenly golden it is ready. If not pop back in for 5 mins at a time and keep checking until done.

ZIZI'S SIMPLE CHEESE ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place one pie crust into a deep-dish pie pan. Layer the bottom with half of the onions and half of the cheese. Season to taste with pepper. Layer with the remaining onions and cheese; season with pepper. Pour milk over the pie filling. Place the remaining pie crust on top of the filling. Make small holes in the crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Remove, and let cool 15 minutes before serving.