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.
Preparation 25 min.
Cooking 40 min.
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Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Ham "friand" pie : Stage 1
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 : Stage 2
Do this for the 4 slices ham.

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

Butter a metal oven tray or roasting tin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stage 11 - ⌛ 35 min.
Ham "friand" pie : Stage 11
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 recipe251 RDI=388 %1,210 RDI=457 %1,198 RDI=1,641 %2,989 RDI=149 %12,516 RDI: 149 %
Per 100 g28 RDI=43 %135 RDI=51 %133 RDI=183 %334 RDI=17 %1,398 RDI: 17 %
Per person62 RDI=97 %302 RDI=114 %299 RDI=410 %747 RDI=37 %3,129 RDI: 37 %
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
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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