Saint Andre And Fingerling Potato Pies Recipes

PERFECT FINGERLING POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the salt, water, and potatoes and bring to a boil. Cook until the potatoes are fork-tender, approximately 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the pot to a cooling rack and let stand for 5 to 7 minutes. Serve as is or with butter, pepper, or chives.

SAINT ANDRE AND FINGERLING POTATO PIES

Steps:

• Blend flour and salt in processor. Add butter; using on/off turns, cut in butter until coarse meal forms. Add egg and 2 tablespoons cold water. Blend until moist clumps form, adding more cold water by teaspoonfuls if dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out 5-inch rounds, gathering scraps and rerolling dough as needed to make 6 rounds total. Transfer rounds to six 4 1/2-inch-diameter tart pans with 3/4-inch-high sides and removable bottoms. Press dough onto bottom and up sides of each pan, extending 1/8 inch above tart pan edge. Bake crusts until golden brown, pressing down with back of fork if bubbles form, about 22 minutes. Cool.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix first 10 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Bake until onions are golden and almost all liquid is absorbed, stirring every 20 minutes, about 2 hours. Cool. Remove thyme sprig and bay leaf.
• Meanwhile, place potatoes in small saucepan. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Boil until potatoes are tender when pierced with knife, about 10 minutes. Drain; cool. Cut potatoes crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Whisk yolks, cream, salt, pepper, and nutmeg in small bowl to blend. Divide onions among crusts, spreading evenly. Arrange potato slices in single layer over onions. Divide egg mixture among pies.
• Bake pies until edge of filling is set, about 7 minutes. Top each pie with 1 slice cheese. Bake until cheese melts, about 4 minutes. Cool slightly. Remove sides from tart pans and serve pies warm or at room temperature.

LOADED POTATO MINI HAND PIES

Steps:

• Place bacon in a nonstick pan and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until fat begins to render, about 3 minutes. Add green onions and cook until bacon is crisp, about 1 minute more. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon.
• Add potatoes to the same pan and stir to coat with bacon grease. Cook over medium-high heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep them from sticking. Remove from heat and cover with a lid. Let cool.
• Stir bacon and green onions into the cooled potatoes; add Cheddar cheese and sour cream. Season with pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Unroll pie crusts on a flat work surface. Cut out 24 circles using a 3-inch biscuit cutter or glass. Place a spoonful of the potato filling in the center of 12 of the circles, keeping the filling away from the edge of the dough. Cover with remaining circles, pressing tops down lightly.
• Pick up a hand pie and pinch the edges together to seal. Return to the work surface and use a fork to crimp the edges together. Place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining pies.
• Brush beaten egg over the pies using a pastry brush.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes.

GREEN CHILE, ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE, AND POTATO HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Add canola oil to a 12-inch nonstick pan over medium heat. Add potatoes, salt, and pepper. Fry until potatoes are fork-tender, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl.
• Add sausage and onion to the same pan. Cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Transfer to the bowl of potatoes using a slotted spoon. Stir in green chiles. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
• Divide each pie crust into 3 pieces. Roll out each piece into an 8-inch circle. Add 3 tablespoons of the potato-sausage mixture to each circle. Mix Cheddar and Gouda cheeses together; sprinkle 3 tablespoons over the filling.
• Beat egg and milk together to make egg wash. Fold dough over the filling in a semi-circle shape. Brush the edge of the pastry with egg wash; press to seal. Flute the border with a fork. Brush the tops with egg wash and score tops with a fork.
• Space hand pies evenly on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

ANDRE SOLTNER'S TREFLAI (POTATO PIE)

Steps:

• Line the bottom of a nine-inch pie pan with a little more than half of the pastry and chill. Reserve and chill the remaining pastry.
• Cut the bacon strips crosswise into pieces a quarter-inch wide. Sautee the bacon until just beginning to brown around the edges. Drain on absorbent paper.
• Wash the potato slices in cold water to remove excess starch. Drain and dry them. Toss with parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper. Make a layer of overlapping slices of potato in the pastry shell, using half the potatoes. Cover with the pieces of bacon, then arrange the egg slices over the bacon and top with the rest of the potato. Spread with the creme fraiche. Refrigerate.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Roll out the remaining dough into a circle to fit the top of the pie. Beat the remaining egg yolk with a teaspoon of cold water, brush the edges of the pastry, cover the pie and crimp and seal the edges. Brush the top with egg wash and cut several decorative slits in it.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake 50 minutes longer, then lower the heat to 300 degrees and bake another 10 minutes. Allow the pie to rest 10 minutes before cutting and serving.

ENGLISH STILTON AND TWICE BAKED POTATO PICNIC PIES - PASTIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
• Grease and line a sturdy oven proof biscuit (cookie) sheet.
• Cut out 8 pastry circles - about 3" to 4" in diameter - a cup is a great template!
• Place the sliced potatoes on 4 of the pastry circles - leaving a 1/2" border.
• Season well with black pepper, and salt if you wish - remembering that Stilton is quite salty itself.
• Place a slice of Stilton cheese on top of the potatoes.
• Place the remaining 4 circles of pastry over the top - bringing up the bottom pastry circle and pinching them together to make a crust - the bottom pastry circle should sit over the top of the top pastry circle as a seal.
• Press the crust with the back of a fork to make a pattern and seal the pastry circles together.
• Cut two 1" slits in the top of each pie - to let the steam escape.
• Glaze the tops with the beaten egg and milk mixture.
• Place onto the lined and greased oven tray and bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and crisp.
• Allow to cool slightly before eating, as the cheese will be very hot!