Lancashire New Potato Pie Recipe

This recipe is from the source, Maria of Hawkshead Relish and her fabulous cookbook Embellish with Relish

"My lovely dad grew up, helping on his uncle's farm at Martin Mere, near Southport, then in Lancashire. He often talked about the new potato pie, so this is an homage to him and the best new potatoes you can fight."  - Maria Whitehead

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°c

2. Wash and then boil new potatoes for five minutes insulted water, then set aside to cool

3. In a sauce pan, melt the butter, then add the onions and cook on a gentle heat until the onions are soft, but not brown 

4. Season with a little salt and lots of black pepper

5. Grease and line a baking tray or use a SIL pat. Roll the pastry out to a 35 cm round

6. Spread a good layer of West Moreland chutney, over the pastry base, leaving a 5 cm gap around the edge.

7. Once cooled, crushed the new potatoes in the palm of your hand and place them in the center of the pie base with the onions and most of the cheese

8. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top, then fold over the pastry to in case the pie, and add a twist of black pepper over the top

9. Brush the pastry with egg yolk and bake in the oven for around 30 minutes until the potatoes are soft, and the cheese has melted