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Pâté aux pommes de terre
Potato and cream pastry pie
Pâté aux pommes de terre: Limousin and Berry puff pastry pie of sliced potatoes and crème fraîche
FrenchPâté aux pommes de terre is the farmhouse pie of the Limousin, the Berry and the Allier in central France, baked for Sunday lunch and village fêtes and served warm with a green salad. Thin slices of potato with onion, garlic and parsley are baked inside puff pastry, and when the pie comes out of the oven a lid is lifted and thick crème fraîche is poured in to soak through the potatoes. The common mistake is slicing the potatoes too thick, so they are still hard when the pastry is done. Chef's tip: slice the potatoes 2 mm thick and cook the pie for the full hour; the potatoes must be soft before the cream goes in.
- Total time
- 85 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ lb waxy potatoespeeled and sliced 2 mm thick
- 1 onionvery thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlicfinely chopped
- 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsleychopped
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 2 sheets ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry
- 1 eggbeaten
- ¾ cup crème fraîche
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Toss the 1 ¾ lb waxy potatoes with the 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper and 1 pinch ground nutmeg.
5 minStep 2: Lay one sheet of 2 sheets ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry on a lined tray or in a deep pie dish. Pile the potatoes in the centre, leaving a 3 cm border. Brush the border with 1 egg, cover with the second sheet and press to seal.
10 minStep 3: Brush with egg, cut a 6 cm circle in the centre of the lid (leave it in place) and bake for 55–60 minutes, until deep golden and a skewer slides through the potatoes easily.
60 minStep 4: Lift off the small circle of pastry, pour in the ¾ cup crème fraîche, replace the lid and rest for 5 minutes so the cream soaks in. Serve warm.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 46 g
- Fat
- 33 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does pâté aux pommes de terre take?
- About 85 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of waxy potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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