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Homity pie

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NZ Woman's Weekly 20/10/2013

This is my new favourite dish because it is very straightforward and tastes amazing.

4	Potatoes, peeled
1	Shortcrust pastry, (I used 2 ready-rolled frozen sheets)
50 g	Butter
4	Onions, chopped
2 cloves	Crushed garlic
1 sprig	Thyme, leaves only
150 ml	Cream
150 g	Cheddar cheese, grated
2 tsp	Mustard powder
1 to taste	Salt & freshly ground pepper

Roll out the pastry and line a greased 23cm pie dish.
Put some baking paper over the base and fill with dry beans, or similar
Bake blind in a 200 degC oven for 15 minutes.
Take the beans out, prick the base and cook for a further 5 minutes.
While you are baking the crust, boil the potatoes until just cooked.
In a frying pan, melt the butter and cook the onions, garlic and thyme on a very low heat.
If you do this for at least 15 minutes, they will soften and caramelise, which will deliver a lovely flavour.
When the potatoes are cooked, dice, then add to the onion mixture along with the cream, cheese, mustard and salt and pepper.
Pour into the pastry crust and bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.