Savoury Cheese and Onion Puff Pastry Pie
Servings: 6 slices
Ingredients
- 200g (7 oz) grated strong cheese (I used cheddar)
- 200g (7 oz) cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ small onion (finely chopped)
- salt & pepper
- 2 x 250g (2 x 8¾ oz) ready made puff pastry (see note 1)
- 1 egg
- poppy seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 220°C / 428℉. Line a large oven tray with baking paper.
- In a large bowl, mix the grated cheese, cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce, chopped onion and salt and pepper together.
- Roll out one of the pastry sheets on a large oven tray.
- Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the puff pastry, leaving around a 1½cm (½") edge all the way around.
- Beat the egg, and brush over the edge all the way around.
- Take the other sheet of pastry and place it on top.
- Push down the edges to seal, and then carefully roll over the edges all the way around (see note 2).
- Once done, press down, and repeat the procedure again. Crimp with a fork, all the way around (this just ensures that the contents remain inside the pastry).
- Make several scores in the pastry with a sharp knife.
- Brush the egg all over the top of the pastry, and then sprinkle with poppy seeds (optional).
- Bake for around 15 minutes, just until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow it to cool for a while.
- Cut into any size slices you like (I cut mine into 6 large slices) and enjoy it warm or cold.
Notes
- Using two sheets of ready made puff pastry meant I could make six large slices. If you don't want to make as many, just cut your pastry sheet in half.
- I like how the edges look when you turn them over. However, you could skip this, and just crimp or push down with a fork.