Butter pies?

Question

Does anyone from Lancs. or surrounding counties happen to know how to make a butter pie? I've searched everywhere for a recipe. I mean the ones made with potato, onion and obviously butter, now commonly known as Potato and Onion pies. I realise that the recipe can't be that difficult, but I'm a man,so, y'know........

Answer 1

make your pastry and cook it blind. Slice your potatoes and boil for about 10 mins. lightly sautee some onions in butter till they are transparent and add the potatoes. A bit of salt and pepper and cook for a further 5 mins. Fill the part cooked pastry cases with the pots and onions and add a pastry lid. Cook for about 20 mins in a medium oven.

Answer 2

To make the shortcrust pastry

8oz of plain flour
2oz butter
20z white fat (dripping / lard or veg fat)

Blend in food processor and then drizzle in just enough cold water to make the pastry form a ball.
Leave in the fridge to rest for 1/2 an hour
In the mean time, peel 3 large potatoes and 1 onion, cut the potato into large chunks and the onion in to half moon rings. Parboil for approx 20 mins until potatoes are just soft but still holding there shape. Drain and slice into your pie dish , into which you have rolled out a bottom layer, layer in the onions, salt and pepper and flecks of butter. Top off with your top layer of pastry. Bake at 180 degrees for approx 1/2 hour until golden. Serve immediately with your preferred condiment.

Answer 3

Sounds like your looking for a perogi recipe....
Its a polish recipe that mostly contains potatoes and cheese or potatoes and onions in a pasta like wrapper.

Answer 4

My gran's from Burnley and she eats meat and potato pie with butter gravy (which is a block of butter melted with some hot water, salt and pepper) Pure heart attack material I know but she's still going strong, bless.