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    You are here: Home / Cooking Times / c) 1 - 2 hrs / Lancashire Butter Pie

    Lancashire Butter Pie

    22 November 2017 - By Michelle Minnaar
    This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Lancashire butter pie is a new discovery I’ve made. Like any British person, I do enjoy making good old pie, especially mini British beef and mushroom pies.

    Butter Pie Lancashire

    The general problem when it comes to preparing delicious British pies is making the pastry. Making the pastry is an art and requires a lot of patience and practise.

    So much so, I recently came away defeated and can honestly say that making my own pastry is my Achilles’ heel in the kitchen. Luckily, I did find my way with completing this Lancashire butter pie with some store-bought pastry. Phew!

    In the end, I managed to create an excellent version of the Lancashire butter pie. Being another one of my delicious hearty meals for this cold weather, it is an excellent dinner if you’ve got a hungry family.

    It’s easy, cheap, and filling. Plus, it stores so well, it can keep for days in the fridge, if it lasts that long. Best served with a side salad or some roasted vegetables.

    By the way, if you love potatoes, you simply must try boulangere potatoes.

    lancashire butter pie with original cottages

    While I was making the Lancashire butter pie I thought about where I’d spend my holidays this year. Do any of you have any special plans for Christmas or New Year’s Eve?

    I recently stumbled upon Original Cottages and I seem to have found some inspiration, wink wink. Suddenly, I imagined making pies in a wonderful cottage by a fireplace, with a window overlooking the country side.

    Hidden from all the city stress and filled with special family moments, passing your holidays can’t be more relaxing.

    Pie Lining Shortcrust

    Wouldn’t it be great to take the edge off in a cosy cottage? You too can find the perfect retreat. The best part is, that you can find a cottage that suits you perfectly in many parts of the UK.

    You can discover the beautiful coastline with Coastal Holiday Cottages. Or, you can bring your entire family with you, even your pooch.

    Original Cottages offers lots of dog-friendly cottages, which is great because your pet can enjoy the countryside as well. Lastly, just because you stay in a cottage doesn’t mean you should be in total solitude.

    You can find a lot of cottages near pubs for a great local experience. Or you can plan a romantic escape, or a memory-filled family adventure in UK’s various beautiful regions.

    Onion Pie Filling Potato

    about original cottages

    The Original Cottage Company Ltd (TOCC) is family-owned company that started initially as Norfolk Country Cottages in 1992. They offer various types of cottages in most regions in the UK, so you can select your favourite part of the country.

    Just check out all their UK Original Cottage destinations here. Surprise surprise, I have my eyes set on the destinations in Lancashire.

    Pie Oven Ready

    For my non-English readers, this region of the ‘red roses’ is located in north-western England. Have you ever heard of the Roses Tournament?

    It’s an old university competition between York (white roses) and Lancashire (red roses). This university competition is rumoured to be older than competitions between Harvard and Yale. Fancy that!

    In any case, Lancashire is an absolutely gorgeous region and definitely a great place for a holiday stay with UK’S Original Cottages. For now I’ll imagine being there while eating Lancashire butter pie.

    Pie Oven Ready

    the pastry

    Now, I’ve got a secret to confess. At first, I was extremely excited to make my own pastry from scratch for this Lancashire butter pie. However, Murphy’sLlaw came into play and, of course, I stuffed it up.

    Making my own pastry didn’t work, so I rushed into the store to buy short crust and puff pastry. Oops! I admit, I am not the best baker in England and my pastry skills need fine tuning.

    If you do have the confidence to make your own pastry, then you should blind bake the short crust first. This is done so that the crust comes together and is less likely to be flabby at the end of the cooking process.

    Again, if you don’t feel like faffing with making short crust pie lining from scratch, just go for a store bought one. Next, I recommend putting the cooled down filling in next and then covering it with puff pastry.

    Feel free to decorate the top of the puff pastry to your heart’s desire. As you can see, I’ve made small leaves. Don’t forget to brush the top layer of the puff pastry with egg wash for that beautiful golden colour on the Lancashire butter pie!

    Pie Baked

    filling

    This traditional pie calls for potato and onion filling. It’s vegetarian friendly and omnivores can have some meat on the side. The pie can easily be spruced up though.

    Personally, I would add bits of bacon or smoked ham for that nice umami flavour. Also, the f you’ve got a meat lover at home, they will enjoy a bit of meat inside.

    The best part about any pie is that you can tweak the filling in any way you wish. Sometimes, I like to make a ‘quiche lorraine’ type of filling with eggs, cream, tomato and bacon.

    Simple and delicious. Plus, it’s a tad lighter than the potato and onion filling. Another great idea that I’ve seen from readers’ comments in the Yorkshire Pudding Wrap recipe post is including beef stew.

    Why not save some leftovers and put them into a pie? Clever and sustainable at the same time.

    Salad Pie

    Sides

    While your Lancashire butter pie is in the oven, you can use this time to prepare a light side dish. I recommend making something green like a side salad.

    A simple green salad with some tomatoes, peppers and olive oil will. Although, I urge you to add a vinaigrette as the acidity won’t make the pie as heavy.

    However, if you have more space in your oven, why not roast a couple of vegetables and serve them on the side? I’d go for roasted beetroots or even coleslaw. 

    If you are looking for more traditional British pies, then try this sweet one. Try my lemon chess pie recipe.

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    • boulangere potatoes
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    Butter Pie Lancashire

    Lancashire Butter Pie


    ★★★★★

    4.9 from 7 reviews

    • Author: Michelle Minnaar
    • Total Time: 1 hours 30 minutes
    • Yield: 6 1x
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    Ingredients

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    • 320g (11oz) shortcrust pastry sheet, ready rolled
    • 320g (11oz) puff pastry sheet, ready rolled
    • 5 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
    • 2 large onions, peeled and sliced
    • 100g (3oz) butter
    • 1 egg, whisked

    Instructions

    1. Remove the pastries from the fridge and let them rest at room temperature.
    2. Parboil the potatoes in salted water for 5 minutes and drain.
    3. Gently fry the onions in the butter until softened then add the potato and stir.
    4. While the potato mixture is cooling down, preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.
    5. Lightly oil a 30cm (12in) pie dish.
    6. Line the pie dish with the shortcrust pastry and trim the edges. Line with baking parchment then pour in baking beans. Bake blind for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool down a bit. Remove baking beans.
    7. Adjust the oven temperature to 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7.
    8. Fill the pie shell with the potato filling and evenly distribute the contents.
    9. Top off with the puff pastry and crimp the edges. Poke the top with a fork or knife so that air can escape during the baking process. Decorate to your heart’s content.
    10. Brush egg on top then bake for 15 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden.
    11. Remove from the oven and serve with salad.
    • Prep Time: 30 minutes
    • Cook Time: 60 minutes
    • Category: Main Course
    • Cuisine: English

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 serving
    • Calories: 554
    • Sugar: 6.2 g
    • Sodium: 166 mg
    • Fat: 22.7 g
    • Saturated Fat: 6 g
    • Carbohydrates: 78.4 g
    • Fiber: 9.3 g
    • Protein: 10.7 g
    • Cholesterol: 28 mg

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    P.S. This post has been created in partnership with Original Cottages.

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    Comments

    1. Tracey Peach

      November 22, 2017 at 2:05 pm

      My favourite savoury filling is cheese & onion love that it’s hard to find in shop brought ones I need to start making my own!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • michelle

        November 23, 2017 at 8:41 pm

        ooo cheese and onion. That sounds like it can go with anything :))

        Reply
    2. Jo Hutchinson

      November 22, 2017 at 3:50 pm

      My favourite savoury pie filling is chicken and mushroom

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • michelle

        November 23, 2017 at 8:42 pm

        Classic and delish!

        Reply
    3. laura banks

      November 22, 2017 at 9:10 pm

      hard choice but cheese and onion

      Reply
      • michelle

        November 23, 2017 at 8:43 pm

        🙂 Nice

        Reply
    4. Frances Sunshine Hopkins

      November 23, 2017 at 8:50 am

      I love mince and onion

      Reply
      • michelle

        November 23, 2017 at 8:45 pm

        Same!

        Reply
    5. Amanda tanner

      November 27, 2017 at 6:00 pm

      MInes cheese and onion

      Reply
      • michelle

        November 27, 2017 at 7:33 pm

        Nice

        Reply
    6. paula cheadle

      November 29, 2017 at 7:23 am

      minced beef, onion and any veg that needs using up

      Reply
      • michelle

        November 29, 2017 at 7:44 am

        clever! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Tracey Anderson

      November 30, 2017 at 10:40 pm

      I’m going to have to go old school with this one and say my favourite is ‘Steak & Kidney’ or Kate & Sydney as my Mum would say x x

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • michelle

        December 06, 2017 at 10:06 pm

        Haha, great nomenclature 🙂

        Reply
    8. Tracy Nixon

      January 08, 2018 at 8:09 pm

      I love making a chicken/turkey and red pepper pie – everyone enjoys it in my family!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 09, 2018 at 9:11 pm

        sounds delicious!! I’d be very keen to try 🙂

        Reply
    9. Lesley Bradley

      January 08, 2018 at 11:29 pm

      Cheese and onion <3

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 09, 2018 at 9:11 pm

        <3 Nice

        Reply
    10. Laura S

      January 09, 2018 at 5:24 am

      I love chicken pot pie!

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 09, 2018 at 9:12 pm

        me too 🙂

        Reply
    11. Jane Willis

      January 09, 2018 at 12:03 pm

      Chicken, leek and mushroom

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 09, 2018 at 9:14 pm

        Nice combination 🙂

        Reply
    12. Chris Hunt

      January 09, 2018 at 2:42 pm

      I love cheese and potato pie

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 09, 2018 at 9:15 pm

        me too 🙂

        Reply
    13. Deborah Dartnell

      January 09, 2018 at 8:12 pm

      Pot Luck Pie! – I always save leftover meat and veggies from a roast and use them to make a pie – so Pot Luck pie – if I don’t have enough veggies I usually make carrots and/or frozen petit pois make a gravy/sauce and make sure it is always cool before making a pie – else you will have a soggy pie!! Christmas was a bountiful time – so we are looking forward to some lovely pies!!

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 09, 2018 at 9:18 pm

        thanks for the tip!! Sounds lovely

        Reply
    14. Solange

      January 09, 2018 at 9:25 pm

      Chicken and mushroom.

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 10, 2018 at 9:14 pm

        yummy

        Reply
    15. Katherine Lucas

      January 13, 2018 at 5:31 pm

      I like to make a creamy ham and swiss cheese pie

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 14, 2018 at 11:21 am

        what a lovely idea

        Reply
    16. pete c

      January 14, 2018 at 3:10 pm

      tomato, spinach and red onion

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 14, 2018 at 8:49 pm

        nice combination

        Reply
    17. sharon martin

      January 30, 2018 at 3:13 pm

      chicken and mushroom

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 31, 2018 at 8:52 pm

        classic 🙂

        Reply
    18. Natalie Crossan

      January 30, 2018 at 11:44 pm

      Love cheese & onion xx

      Reply
      • michelle

        January 31, 2018 at 8:58 pm

        me too

        Reply
    19. Elaine

      June 24, 2018 at 7:29 pm

      I live in Lancashire and Butter Pie is my favourite pie.
      Leave the recipe as it is! Potatoes, onion and butter are not heavy. It’s a lovely meal and I like it with pickled beetroot or branston pickle.
      If you start adding bacon or anything else, it’s no longer a Butter Pie! DOH!

      Reply
      • michelle

        August 21, 2018 at 11:58 am

        Hi Elaine,

        Very true! 🙂

        Reply
    20. Sean Sullivan

      August 13, 2018 at 10:48 am

      A little bit of trivia for you. The origin of the butter pie is entirely dependent on its lack of meat. Also called the Catholic pie, the butter was to add flavour to what would a rather bland meatless pie, consumed by devout Catholics who could not eat meat on a Friday. It’s basically a traditional Lancashire Meat & Potato pie with butter substituting meat.

      ★★★★

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      • michelle

        August 13, 2018 at 2:35 pm

        thanks Sean! Love learning about these things!

        Reply
    21. Nicola

      February 23, 2020 at 10:03 am

      Lancashire butter pie? butter pie far more specific than that as most people in lancashire have never heard of it. This should be called Preston butter pie.

      Reply
      • Rob

        October 08, 2020 at 5:11 pm

        I’m from Manchester, and I have heard of Butter Pie.
        We know it as Friday Pie, colloquially speaking, although it is sold as Butter Pie.
        The local bakers makes these, and they are gone by about 10:30 am, so you’ve gotta be quick.

        ★★★★★

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    22. Elaine Hall

      July 15, 2020 at 2:48 pm

      This has become a firm favourite since I first tried the recipe. Growing up in Wigan, I loved butter pies; but you can’t get them in Birmingham… unless you make your own. I find floury potatoes work best and I use 12oz shortcrust pastry for a pie that feeds four greedy people or six normal people. Thank you for posting!

      ★★★★★

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