Irish Potato Pie

It is Pi[e] Day!

But not only that, with Saint Patrick’s Day being on Tuesday, I thought what better pie to make then an Irish pie.

I searched throughout Pinterest, and found this recipe which comes from A Spicy Perspective.

Ingredients:

• 1 Sheet of Frozen Puff Pastry Thawed or Pie Crust
• 4 Tablespoons of Butter
• 7 Slices of Bacon, Chopped (I omitted this)
• 5 Potatoes-Peeled and Sliced Thin (I used only three)
• 1 Onion, Peeled and Sliced
• 1 Tablespoon of Fresh Dill
• 1/2 Cup of Heavy Cream
• Salt
• Pepper
• Chives

Directions:

1. Preheat the Oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place the thawed puff pastry or pie crust in a 8-9 in pan and crimp the edges.
3. Remove the excess dough and piece it along the rim if needed to make the rim in some places.
4. Refrigerate until it is ready to fill.
5. Place butter and bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat and sauté until bacon is crispy and toss in the onions.
6. Follow with potatoes and dill.
7. Season with 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp of pepper.
8. Gently stir 3-5 mins.
9. Spoon mixture into crust and drizzle with heavy cream.
10. Bake on low rack for 35-45 mins-or until the potatoes are fork-tender and crust golden.
11. Rest for 10 mins and then sprinkle with fresh chives.

Thoughts After Baking:

I omitted the bacon as I don’t like the way that bacon grease smells after cooking. Then after last year’s potato dish didn’t cook all the way through, I decided to use less potatoes this year. And I added all the chives as I didn’t want them to go bad.

This turned out really delicious, although it was missing one thing: cheese! I added a bit later and this made a great slice of pie-a slice that I will be eating on Saint Patrick’s Day too!

For more Pi[e] Day recipes, go to Creamy Sour Cream Lemon Pie

For more pie recipes, go to Hillshire Farm Crustless Quiche

For more Saint Patrick’s Day recipes, go to Easy Northumberland Pan Haggerty

For more potato recipes, go to Baked Garlic Parmesan Fries

For more Pinterest recipes, go to Heart Shaped Pizza with Homemade Pizza Dough

For more holiday recipes, go to Dao’s Egg Rolls