Ham "friand" pie


Ham "friand" pie
A "friand" (the word means "fond"!) is a sort of French pasty. This pie-style version has two layers of puff pastry filled with a mixture of cheese, ham and bechamel sauce.
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Last modified on: September 8th 2018
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 25 min.
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 1 hour 5 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a non-stick frying pan on medium heat, then fry a slice of ham for a few seconds to brown it on one side only.

Stage 2
Ham "friand" pie
Do this for the 4 slices ham.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).

Butter a metal oven tray or roasting tin.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Line the bottom with a layer of puff pastry.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Cover with bechamel sauce.

Stage 6 - 3 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Then a layer of grated cheese.

Stage 7 - 3 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Arrange the slices of ham on top.

Stage 8 - 3 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Add another layer of bechamel sauce, then more grated cheese.

Stage 9 - 3 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Finish with a second layer of puff pastry and glaze.

Stage 10 - 5 min.
Ham "friand" pie
You can decorate the pie by sticking on cut-out shapes of left-over pastry.

Stage 11 - 35 min.
Ham "friand" pie
Bake on a low shelf in the oven for about 35 minutes.

You can eat this pie hot from the oven, or leave to cool and cut into 4 portions (with a serrated knife) and refrigerate or freeze it for later.
Remarks
One difficulty of this recipe is to prevent the bechamel sauce soaking into the pastry and leaving it heavy and dense. To avoid this, get the pie into a hot oven as soon as it is assembled in the tin.

You can also begin by precooking the underneath layer of puff pastry in the dish, after pricking it all over with a fork just beforehand to stop it puffing up.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe250 RDI=100 %1,210 RDI=110 %1,200 RDI=180 %2,990 RDI=150 %12,520 RDI: 150 %
Per 100 g30 RDI=10 %140 RDI=10 %130 RDI=20 %330 RDI=20 %1,400 RDI: 20 %
Per person60 RDI=20 %300 RDI=30 %300 RDI=50 %750 RDI=40 %3,130 RDI: 40 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk, Sulfites, egg
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 4.90 €
  • Per person : 1.25 €

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