Tortinadipatatepotatopie Recipes

POTATO TORTA

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour. Stirring continuously, cook for 2 minutes, do not allow the mixture to color. Whisk in the milk and cook until mixture becomes thick. Add the cheese and season with salt. Rinse the green peppercorns well and add to the sauce. Butter a 4-inch spring form pan. Slice the potatoes about a 1/8-inch thick. Alternate layers of potato and sauce. Push down the layers as you go so you will get a nice tight torta. Wrap the whole spring form pan in aluminum foil, completely covering the top and bottom. Place in a 350-degree oven for about 1 1/2 hours, or until golden and cooked all the way through.;

POTATO PIE (BAKED)

Steps:

• Wash and boil potatoes. Peel and cut into cubes. Set aside.
• MAKE THE WHITE SAUCE: Melt the butter, add the pimento pepper, onion and flour. Let simmer for 1 minute.
• Add the milk and stir until it thickens, then turn off stove. Add the mushrooms and whole kernel corn to the cubed potatoes
• Pour the white sauce over the potatoes and mix. Add the cheese, celery and sweet pepper and mix evenly
• Place in a greased dish 12" x 8" x 2". Top with grated cheese and garnish with parsley and paprika.
• Note: For the cheese I grated 1 cup of Cheddar Cheese to mix and I used grated Parmesan on the top.
• Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 30 minutes. Serve cool.

MEAT PIE (TOURTIERE)

Steps:

• Bake the potato until done, 30 - 45 minutes in a preheated 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) oven. Peel and mash the potato.
• Place the potato, ground pork, onion, spices and water in a large frying pan and simmer until very thick, for about one hour.
• Meanwhile, prepare your pastry.
• Line a deep-dish pie plate with pastry. Spoon in filling, spreading evenly. Cover with top crust.
• Brush with beaten egg and sprinkle with paprika, if desired. Cut steam vent. Bake for 50 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). If edges brown too fast, cover with a strip of foil. Serve warm.

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.

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!).

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.

ONION AND POTATO PIE (TORTA DI CIPOLLE E PATATE)

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes and onions and slice them thinly.
• Sauté them in a pan with 3 tablespoons olive oil for about 15 minutes.
• Put the Puff Pastry Sheet in a 9" spring from pan, roll it out if necessary so that it cover the bottom and the sides of the pan.
• Beat the eggs in a bowl add the parmesan and the milk and combine well. Then add the potatoes and onions and salt along with a dusting of nutmeg.
• Mix well and put in the springform pan.
• Fold the excess puff pastry toward the middle of the pie.
• Bake for 45 minutes in a preheated oven at 390° degrees (temp. is what original recipe states).
• Let it cool off before serving.

TACO POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes and 2 tablespoons taco seasoning. Press into a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate; set aside., In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the beans, barbecue sauce, water and remaining taco seasoning. Cook and stir until hot and bubbly. Spoon into potato crust., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Top with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream.