Lancashire Cheese and Onion Pie
Crumbly Lancashire cheese, soft onions and potato baked in shortcrust pastry. A northern teatime favourite.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Serves
- 6
- Level
- Medium
This pie is simple but satisfying. Lancashire cheese melts beautifully and has a gentle tang.
Serve hot with beans or cold with pickled red cabbage.
Lancashire Cheese and Onion Pie
1 hr 15 min total · approx. 590 kcal per serving
Ingredients
Servings
Method
- Heat the oven to 200°C / 180°C fan. Soften the onions in the butter for 10 minutes.
- Boil the potatoes for 8 minutes until just tender, then drain.
- Mix the onions, potatoes, cheese and mustard. Season with pepper.
- Line a 23cm pie dish with two-thirds of the pastry, fill, then cover with the rest and crimp the edges.
- Brush with egg, cut a slit in the top and bake for 35–40 minutes until golden.
Cook's noteMature Cheddar works if you can't find Lancashire.
Calories are an estimate per serving. Diet tags are a guide only: always check ingredient labels for allergens, and see our food safety note.