Rejoice leeks with our tacky leek and potato pie, topped with a beautiful crumbly pastry lid. Serve with a watercress salad for a satisfying supper

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:35 minutes
  • Cook dinner:1 hr and 10 minutes
• Simple
• Serves 4-6

• Vegetarian

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Substances

• 500g (2 massive) waxy potatoes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 leeks, halved and lower into ½ cm thick slices
• 1 onion, chopped
• grating of nutmeg
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
• 20g parmesan or vegetarian various, grated
• 20g mature cheddar
• 250g melting cheese, like doux de montagne, ogleshield, or reblochon, sliced (use vegetarian if wanted)

For the pastry

• 250g plain flour, plus further for dusting
• 140g chilly butter, plus further for the dish
• 2 tsp vodka
• 2-4 tbsp iced water
• 1 egg, crushed, to glaze

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Technique

• STEP 1

  To make the pastry, sieve the flour into a big mixing bowl and add 1 tsp sea salt. Coarsely grate within the chilly butter, then use your fingertips to work into the flour till it resembles breadcrumbs. Pour over the vodka and use a butter knife to combine it in, then pour over 2 tbsp chilly water and stir once more with the knife. If it is advisable to, add a bit of extra water till it comes collectively as a dough, about 1-2 tbsp. Evenly knead the pastry to a easy dough within the bowl, mud evenly with flour and wrap in baking parchment. Relaxation for not less than 30 minutes.

• STEP 2

  Peel and lower the potatoes into 5mm- thick slices and put them in a lidded saucepan. Cowl with chilly water, add a beneficiant pinch of salt, deliver to the boil with the lid on, then decrease to a simmer and cook dinner for 8-10 minutes till simply tender. Drain and depart to steam-dry.

• STEP 3

  In a big non-stick frying pan, warmth the olive oil, bay leaf and butter collectively over a medium warmth, then add the leek and onion. Season nicely and add a great grating of nutmeg. Cook dinner, stirring, for 8-10 minutes, till softened. Add about 100ml water, and cook dinner till most of it has evaporated. Discard the bay leaf and stir in each the mustards and parmesan. Put aside to chill. Butter and flour a 20cm spherical pie dish.

• STEP 4

  Roll ¾ of the pastry out on a evenly floured floor in a circle bigger than the pie dish, then line the dish. Roll the remainder into a big circle for the lid and chill each for 10 minutes. Warmth the oven to 200C/180C fan/gasoline 6.

• STEP 5

  Spoon a layer of the leek combination into the lined dish, grate over some cheddar and high with a layer of potatoes and the melting cheese slices. Repeat the layering till you’ve gotten stuffed the pie dish – press all the way down to compact it.

• STEP 6

  Brush among the egg across the edges, high with the pastry lid and crimp collectively. Egg wash the lid, scatter over some sea salt and lower two slits within the lid. Bake for 45-50 minutes till golden.

• STEP 7

  Take away from the oven and permit to take a seat for 10 minutes, then slice and serve with a watercress salad, in case you like.