Old School Cheese Pie

cheese flan on a white surface with a red and white tea towel underneath one end of the dish and blue and white plates visible at the top with the ends of knives and forks just visible

Old School Cheese Pie is cheesy retro comfort food at it's best. Super easy and with only a few ingredients,served with chips and beans it'll take you right back.

Course Main Course

Cuisine English

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Servings

Calories 187kcal

Ingredients

1 large onion chopped into 1 cm chunks
5 large eggs
150 mls milk
150 grams mature cheddar cheese grated
320 grams ready made shortcrust pastry or homemade

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and place a baking tray in the oven that is big enough to fit your cheese pie on.
Fry the chopped onion in a tsp of oil until soft and just turning golden.
Line your baking tray with the pastry. I recommend using a baking tray that is 30cm x 20 cm because that fits the pastry nicely that comes ready made 320 grams (11.3 oz) and I'm all about the easy Susan.
If you're making your own pastry then roll it out on a floured working surface to 2-3 mm thick and line the baking tray.
I do a bit of crimping with my thumb and forefinger for artistic merit. You could also use the tines of a fork, whatever you like your pastry to vibe.
Add in the cooked onions all over the base.
Now sprinkle the cheese on in there.
Now beat the eggs and milk together with a fork in a jug
Pour that in there on top of the cheese and onions as evenly as you can.
Bake for about 35 - 45 minutes on that preheated baking tray until puffed up and golden brown

Notes

Use a preheated baking tray so that you don't need to bake the pastry blind.

Use mature cheddar cheese to keep the whole dish properly cheesy (technical term)

Throw in there extras to suit, such as cooked bacon bits, cooked broccoli etc

If the top and pastry edges start to darken too much then cover with silver foil whilst cooking. You are looking for the middle to puff up and rise.

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