Mini filo homity pies
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Homity Pies are a wartime speciality traditionally made with shortcrust pastry. For a special treat try these mini and lighter versions using filo pastry for the crust.
Ingredients
- 1 knob of butter , large
- 1 onion , finely chopped
- 400g of potatoes , cooked, cut into 1cm cubes
- 3 garlic cloves , crushed
- 1 handful of parsley , chopped
- 100g of cheddar , grated
- 75ml of double cream
- salt
- black pepper
- 100g of butter , melted
- 270g of filo pastry , 6 sheets
- 30g of cheddar , grated
Method
1
Heat the butter in a pan and add the onion. Sauté for 3 minutes. Add the potato and garlic and cook for a further 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley, cream and cheese. Season with salt and pepper and set aside
2
Preheat the oven to 170°C/gas mark 3
3
Brush a 12 hole muffin pan with melted butter. Work with 1 sheet of filo pastry at a time, keeping the rest covered over with a damp tea-towel until needed
4
Brush the sheet with melted butter and cut into 8 equal squares. Lay 4 sheets, one at a time, into each hole of the muffin pan. Repeat with the remaining pastry
5
Fill the pastry shells with the potato filling and top each with grated cheese. Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until browned
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