Potato Pie

10 servings

120 minutes

This simple Lenten pie has a homey coziness and a sweet old-fashionedness. Even exact proportions are not really necessary: everything can be done by eye, and instead of yeast dough, you can use ready-made puff pastry, especially if there is no need to fast . Yesterday's mashed potatoes will do for the filling, but it is better to add fried onions and especially dill to it right before baking. You will need a lot of onions, two whole heads, here, along with potatoes, it is a meaningful ingredient and allows you to avoid a common sin of Lenten baking - excessive density and dryness.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 459.5
• Proteins: 8.2g
• Fats: 18.7g
• Carbohydrates: 66.8g

Ingredients

• Water: 300 ml
• Wheat flour: 600 g
• Dry yeast: 5 g
• Sugar: 1 tsp
• Potato: 1 kg
• Onion: 2 head
• Dill: 50 g
• Vegetable oil: 175 ml
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Leave for a few minutes until foam appears on the surface.

   Required ingredients:

   • Water: 300 ml
   • Dry yeast: 5 g
   • Sugar: 1 teaspoon

2. In the mixer bowl, add flour, 125 ml of vegetable oil, 0.5 teaspoon of salt, and dissolved yeast in water. Knead the dough using the hook attachment.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 600 g
   • Vegetable oil: 175 ml
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Dry yeast: 5 g

3. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it in a warm place for 1 hour.

4. Peel the potatoes, cut them into large pieces (or not cut at all), and boil until cooked. To check if the potatoes are ready, pierce them with a knife: if they slide off easily, they are done.

   Required ingredients:

   • Potato: 1 kg

5. Mash the cooked potatoes into a chunky puree - it's better if there are pieces.

6. Chop the onion into cubes and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 2 heads
   • Vegetable oil: 175 ml

7. Chop the dill finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dill: 50 g

8. Add dill and fried onion to the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and mix well.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dill: 50 g
   • Onion: 2 heads
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

9. Divide the rested dough into two equal parts and roll it out thinly.

10. Place one part of the dough on a greased baking tray, add the potato filling on top, and cover with a second layer of dough.

    Required ingredients:

    • Vegetable oil: 175 ml

11. Seal the edges decoratively, and if desired, you can decorate the pie with scraps of dough. Send the pie to an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.