Crisply Crumbly Potato Pie with Moist Filling

Name: Crisply Crumbly Potato Pie with Moist Filling
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 90 g unsalted butter, well-chilled, diced; 90 g bread flour; 90 g cake flour; 40 g very cold water; egg wash; melted butter for brushing; You can replace 90g of bread flour and 90g of cake flour with 180g of all-purpose flour; 2 large potatoes, 350-400g; 2.5 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; black pepper; 60 g shredded cheese; Bake at 200°C / 392 F for 15 minutes, then 170°C / 338 F for 15 minutes, totaling 30 minutes (Preheat to 220°C / 428 F); Use a 15 cm pastry ring for cutting out the pastry

Fumie's Recipe @cook_WSLB

This potato pie is a crispy and crumbly crust filled with potatoes. When you take a bite, you'll experience a moist and tender texture inside, thanks to the potato's natural moisture and the gooeyness of shredded cheese. It has a simple seasoning of olive oil, salt, and pepper, highlighting the humble flavors of the potato. Give it a try for a casual snack or meal.

Fumie's Recipe @cook_WSLB

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Ingredients

6 people

Pastry, Pie Crust
90 gunsalted butter, well-chilled, diced
90 gbread flour
90 gcake flour
40 gvery cold water
egg wash
melted butter for brushing
You can replace 90g of bread flour and 90g of cake flour with 180g of all-purpose flour
Filling
2large potatoes, 350-400g
2.5 tablespoonsolive oil
1/2 teaspoonsalt
black pepper
60 gshredded cheese
Bake at 200°C / 392 F for 15 minutes, then 170°C / 338 F for 15 minutes, totaling 30 minutes (Preheat to 220°C / 428 F)
Use a 15 cm pastry ring for cutting out the pastry

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Steps

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My YouTube Recipe Channel→ Fumie's Recipe
https://youtu.be/umCF45mm4cE
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【For Pastry】
Put the diced butter, cake flour, and bread flour in a large bowl. Mix roughly, and rub it into your fingertips until the mixture resembles yellowish breadcrumbs.
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Add cold water, and fold it in the flour mixture.
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Press it and bring it together. Please avoid kneading. Cut it in half, stack it, and press. Repeat 3 times.
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Put it out on a work surface, wrap it with plastic wrap, and use a rolling pin to shape it into a rectangle. Let it sit in a fridge for 1-3 hours.
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【For Filling】
Dice potatoes into 5-7mm cubes. Add olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix roughly.
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Cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave on 600W for 3 minutes, and Mix roughly. Microwave on 600W for another 2 minutes until soft. Let it cool.
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【For Bake】
Preheat an oven to 220°C / 428 F. Make sure that the potatoes are cold.
Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces. Flour one piece, shape it round, and roll it out to 2 mm thick. Cut out with a 15 cm pastry ring. Repeat the remaining 5 pieces to make 6 circles.
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Place cheese and cooled potatoes on a pastry semi-circle.　Brush the border with a little water, then fold it in half, making sure that the edges meet.
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Pinch the edges together to seal the top and bottom, then fold inward. Use a fork to press the edges and crimp. Prick several holes on the top.
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Arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or baking mat. Brush each with egg wash. Lower the oven to 200°C / 392 F, bake at for 15 mins, then 170°C / 338 F for 15 mins, totaling 30 mins. Brush each with melted butter. It's done!