Tuscan Potato And Onion Pie Recipes

BAKED POTATOES AND ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a buttered 13x9 inch baking dish, place 1/3 of the potatoes and 1/3 of the onions; sprinkle with salt and pepper and dot with 1/3 of the butter.
• Do this twice more.
• Cover and bake for 45 minutes or until tender.
• Uncover and bake until top is lightly browned.
• Remove from oven, let cool for 5 minutes.
• Loosen around edge and invert on a heat-proof platter.
• Sprinkle cheese and cayenne on top and return to oven to brown cheese.

SIMPLE ITALIAN POTATO PIE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in skillet. Drain off excess fat.
• Place ground beef, seasoned with salt and pepper if desired, in bottom of shallow baking dish.
• Cook 2 cup mashed potatoes according to box directions.
• Layer mashed potatoes over ground beef.
• Drain juice from diced tomatoes and cover mashed potatoes with diced tomatoes and onions.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese and parsley over tomatoes and onions.
• Cook in a 350°F oven for 30 minutes.

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.