Recipes For Potato Pie

SWEET POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the sweet potatoes and 1/2 cup of the sugar, as well as the eggs, butter, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Beat until thoroughly blended and smooth. Pour the mixture into the pie shell and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Allow the pie to stand for 15 minutes before baking to allow the sugar to melt.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool before serving.

POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes in salted water until cooked.
• Preheat oven to 425*F.
• Drain the potatoes well, add the milk and butter and mash until smooth, then stir in the cheese and seasoning.
• Butter a 1 1/2 to 2 pint pie dish and sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, pressing them to the base and sides with the back of a spoon.
• Spoon the potato and cheese mixture into the dish and rough up the top with a fork.
• Brush with the melted butter.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with pickled beets or red cabbage and thick slices of crusty brown bread (buttered of course!).

BEEF AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Place a baking sheet on rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Heat oil and butter together in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion until softened, about 10 minutes. Add beef; cook and stir until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir flour, pepper, and salt into beef mixture; cook and stir until beef is coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine; bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Mix beef stock, potatoes, carrots, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce into beef mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Remove from heat and cool.
• Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with 1 pie crust. Spoon beef and potato filling into crust; top with remaining pie crust, crimping the 2 crusts together around the edges using a fork or your fingers. Brush top crust with milk.
• Place baking dish on the baking sheet in the oven and cook until crust is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes.

MOM'S TWO-CRUST POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Mash the potatoes with 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup milk, salt, and black pepper to make medium-stiff mashed potatoes; stir in the American cheese.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Fit a crust into a 9-inch pie dish, and fill with the potato mixture. Place the top crust on the pie, roll the edges together and crimp with a fork to seal. Stir the melted butter and 2 teaspoons of milk together in a small bowl, and brush the mixture all over the pie crust. Cut several vent holes in the top of the crust.
• Bake the pie in the preheated oven until the crust is golden brown, about 45 minutes; if the edges are getting too brown, wrap them in aluminum foil.

LEEK AND POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the potato slices for 3 mins. Drain and allow to cool.
• Butter a shallow ovenproof dish and spread over the garlic. Layer the potatoes, leeks and cheese, season well, then pour over the cream. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hr.
• Remove the foil and continue cooking for 20 mins or until the top is browned and the potatoes are cooked through. Leave to stand for 5 mins before serving.

HASH BROWN POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat together eggs and milk in a medium bowl; stir in potatoes, green onions, salt and pepper sauce. Stir in 1 cup of the cheese and half of bacon. Pour into greased 9-inch pie plate or quiche dish.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until center is set. Sprinkle remaining bacon and 1/2 cup cheese over top of pie; continue baking 3 to 4 minutes or until cheese is melted.

WHITE POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium mixing bowl mix sugar, baking powder, and salt, then add potatoes and butter or margarine; mix well. Gradually add whipping cream and milk, stirring until well blended. Stir in lemon rind, juice, vanilla, and nutmeg. Add beaten eggs and mix well.
• Pour mixture into pie shells and put in preheated oven. Bake for 55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Best when served cold.

MASHED POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Make mashed potatoes according to package directions for 7-8 servings.
• Stir garlic powder, eggs, Parmesan and one cup of the mozzarella into prepared potatoes.
• Pile mixture into a 9-inch deep dish pie plate.
• Sprinkle top with 1/4 cup of mozzarella and a sprinkle of paprika for color.
• Bake at 350°F until golden on top and puffy about 45 minutes.

SWEET POTATO PIE I

Steps:

• Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
• Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.

POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl; cut in the shortening and butter until crumbly. Add water and mix lightly with a fork. Shape dough into a ball; divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one half to fit a 9-in. pie plate. For filling, combine potatoes, onion, salt, pepper and parsley. Spoon into crust; dot with butter. Roll out remaining dough to fit top of pie; place over filling. Seal and flute edges; make several slits in top crust. Bake at 375° for 1 hour. Pour cream into slits in crust; return to oven for 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.