Cheese And Onion Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 6 ounces grated cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 teaspoon prepared english mustard
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 eggs, beaten separately
• salt and pepper
• 2 sheets puff pastry

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375f (190c).
• 2 line an oven tray with baking paper and set aside.
• 3 heat the olive oil in a large skillet and saute the onions over medium heat for 5- 7 minutes, or until golden and soft.
• 4 transfer to a bowl and allow to cool for 10 minutes, before adding the cheese, parsley, mustard and worcestershire sauce.
• 5 mix well, then add 1 beaten egg to the bowl, with salt and pepper to your taste, and mix well again.
• 6 using a cake pan or dinner plate as a guide, cut each sheet of pastry into a 9 inch (23 cm) circle.
• 7 lay one sheet of pastry on the prepared baking tray.
• 8 dollop the cheese mixture over the pastry base, piling it higher in the middle, and leave a narrow border around the edge.
• 9 lightly brush the border with some of the second beaten egg.
• 10 place the remaining sheet of pastry over the filling, stretching lightly if necessary to neatly fit the bottom sheet.
• 11 press and seal the edges well.
• 12 brush the top with the remaining beaten egg, and cut two slits in the top to allow the steam to escape.
• 13 bake in the oven for 10 minutes, before reducing the heat to 350f (180c).
• 14 cook a further 20-25 minutes or until pastry is crisp and golden brown.