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French traditional potatoes pie

a French girl cuisine
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Appetizer
Cuisine French
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 700 gr. of potatoes 1.5 lb
  • 2 puff pastries
  • 2 fresh onions
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 250 ml. of thick cream 8.3 oz. or 1 cup
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons of ciselled fresh parsley
  • espelette pepper
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions
 

  • Peel and slice the potatoes finely with a mandolin. Wash the sliced potatoes. Wash and slice fresh onions with the mandolin as well.


    700 gr. of potatoes, 2 fresh onions
  • In a large bowl, add potatoes, fresh onions, parsley, espelette pepper, salt and pepper. Peel and press garlic cloves on top. Mix with a spatula.


    2 tablespoons of ciselled fresh parsley, espelette pepper, salt, pepper, 2 garlic cloves
  • Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Put the first puff pastry in an oven dish. Prick pastry with fork. Put potatoes in oven dish. Cover with the other pastry base. Design lines with a knife. Mix one egg with two tablespoons of water. Spread on top of the pie with a brush.
    2 puff pastries, 1 egg yolk
  • Bake for 25 minutes. Low the heat to 180°C (350°F). Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Remove the top of the pie using a knife. Spread the thick cream. Sprinkle with espelette pepper and cover again. It is tastier warm but you can also serve it cold.
    250 ml. of thick cream