School Cheese Pie Recipe-2 Variations Of The Kid Friendly

School Cheese Pie Recipe in many countries is a major part of the school dinner system. A school diner is a place where teenagers and sometimes even teachers spend their lunchtime. The hustle and bustle in these huge halls are constant, and many hands work to provide recipes served here.

School Cheese Pie Recipe

The recipes served at school-time lunches serve as childhood memories for many and later become a constant in homes when these children become parents. School Cheese Pie is one such recipe. Many mothers serve this to their children as a reminder of their own childhood. Below, you will find a traditional and decadent recipe on school cheese pie and some variations of the cheese pie that you can whip up in your own kitchen to give the gadget generation a taste of the old-school magic.

English School Cheese Pie Recipe

This is the typical cheese pie offered at English Grammar Schools. It has a buttery crust and losses, gooey and delicious cheese at the centre.

Ingredients to make School Cheese Pie Recipe

• 1 pack readymade shortcrust pastry
• 150 gm cheddar cheese, cubed or shredded
• 150 gm parmesan cheese, cubed or shredded
• 2 large eggs
• 300 gms buttermilk
• 5 drops black pepper oil
• Pink salt

Method of Preparation for School Cheese Pie Recipe

• Preheat your oven to 180 C and place your rack in the lower rung to get more bottom heat for the pie to cook.
• Roll out the pastry sheet and spread it over a tin that has a removable base.
• Bake this for around 15 minutes. Make sure not to overbake as the crust will bake a second time along with the filling.
• If your cheese is cubed or still in block form, this is the time to get it to be a grated cheese mix.
• Blend the leftover ingredients along with the cheese now.
• Pour this milk and cheese mixture into the baked shell and bake for around 30 minutes or until it looks set in the centre.
  

Tips for the perfect School Cheese Pie Recipe

• Let the crust sit out on the counter after baking for around 5 minutes so that it cools a little after adding the cheese mix to it.
• Ensure that the cheese is in shredded form as that is the only way it can be combined thoroughly with the other ingredients.
• Let the pie stand for 30 minutes before cutting into it as that will give the pie more time to set
  

Old School Cheese And Onion Pie

This is a popular version of the dish available in Switzerland. It has the same buttery crust and gooey cheese filling sprinkled in with sauteed onions.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 6 large onions
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 3/4 cup beer
• 1 lb Gruyere cheese
• 0.5 lb Cheddar cheese
• 2 eggs
• 5 tbsp sour cream
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp ground mustard
• 2 packs shortcrust pastry, ready to roll

Method of Preparation Of School Cheese Pie Recipe-2 Variations Of The Kid Friendly

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Keep the heat low as butter burns easily.
2. Add the onions when the butter has completely melted.
3. Add the salt and pepper and keep stirring the onions around for a bit till they turn soft.
4. Now add the beer and raise the heat a little for the onions to cook further.
5. Once the liquid has reduced slightly, take it off the gas and leave it to cool on the kitchen counter. You may also cover and store this mixture in the kitchen.
6. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients with the onion mixture.
7. Now roll out both sets of pastry sheets.
8. Use one to line the base of the tin and pour the cheese and onion mixture over it.
9. Place the second pastry sheet over the first one carefully.
10. Trim away the excess pastry crust and pinch the seams of both sheets together to create a closed chamber for the filling to bake completely.
11. Brush the sheet on top of the filling with a mixture of 1 egg, beaten into a few tablespoons of water.
12. Cut a few holes in the piecrust to act as vents.
13. Bake the pie for around 70 minutes at 180C.
14. Check the pie crust when it is nearing time for the pie to be done. If the crust is glossy, it indicates that the filling has cooked through completely.
15. Remove the pie from the oven and let it come to room temperature before you cut into it.

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