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Cauliflower Cheese Pie w/Grated Potato Crust (4-7-2015)

Mom's Tips

April 7th, 2015 by Jim Field

CRUST:

  • 2 cups packed, grated raw potatoes
  • 1/4 cup grated onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg, beaten

Place freshly grated potato in a colander over a bowl.  Salt it and let stand for 10 minutes.  Then, squeeze out excess water and mix with other ingredients.  Spread evenly in the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan.  Bake 40-45 minutes in a 400 degree oven until brown.  After first 30 minutes, brush the crust with a little oil to crispen it.

FILLING:

  • 1 heaping, packed cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 medium cauliflower, broken into small flowerets
  • 1 medium clove crushed garlic
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • paprika
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • dash of thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs & 1/4 cup milk, beaten together
  • black pepper

Saute onions and garlic in butter for five minutes.  Add herbs and cauliflower.  Simmer covered for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Set oven at 375 degrees.  Spread half the cheese into the baked crust, then the saute, then the rest of the cheese.  Dust with paprika.  Bake 35 to 40 minutes until set.

(John Anstrom, Winston-Salem, NC)