Potato Cheese And Onion Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup shortening or 1/2 cup lard
• 3 -5 tablespoons ice water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 2 medium baking potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3/4 lb sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 egg, beaten with
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• seasoning salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 for pastry, put 1/4 cup of the flour, shortening or lard and 3 tablespoons ice water into bowl.
• 2 beat until mixture is smooth.
• 3 add remaining flour.
• 4 mix until mixture resembles coarse meal, but holds together when pressed into a ball.
• 5 add water if necessary.
• 6 divide into two parts.
• 7 grease a 9-inch pie pan.
• 8 roll out one part of dough to fit the pan. set aside.
• 9 for filling, melt 2 tablespoons butter in each of two skillets.
• 10 add onion slices to one and potato slices to the other.
• 11 saute each vegetable for 8 to 10 minutes or until onions are soft and potatoes are tender crisp.
• 12 spread half the cheese into bottom of the pastry lined pan.
• 13 top with half the onions and half the potatoes. sprinkle with pepper and seasoning salt.
• 14 repeat layering.
• 15 roll out top crust. arrange over filling.
• 16 seal edges. brush with egg-milk mixture. pierce vent holes.
• 17 bake at 350 f until golden, about 30 minutes.