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
Keywords for this recipe:For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
8 slices ham - 2
2 tablespoons olive oil - 3
600 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 4
400 g Bechamel sauce - 5
300 g grated cheese - 6
60 g beaten egg - Total weight: 1,790 grams
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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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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Heat 2 tablespoons 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
Do this for the 8 slices ham.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Preheat the oven to 430°F (220°C).
Butter a metal oven tray or roasting tin.
Butter a metal oven tray or roasting tin.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Line the bottom with a layer of puff pastry.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Cover with bechamel sauce.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Then a layer of grated cheese.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Arrange the slices of ham on top.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Add another layer of bechamel sauce, then more grated cheese.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Finish with a second layer of puff pastry and glaze.
Stage 10 - 5 min.
You can decorate the pie by sticking on cut-out shapes of left-over pastry.
Stage 11 - 35 min.
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.
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.
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 recipe | 500 190 % | 2,420 230 % | 2,400 360 % | 5,980 300 % | 25,030 300 % |
| Per 100 g | 30 10 % | 140 10 % | 130 20 % | 330 20 % | 1,400 20 % |
| Per person | 60 20 % | 300 30 % | 300 50 % | 750 40 % | 3,130 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 9.77 €
- Per person : 1.22 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crusty pistachio, almond and apricot flan, Maroilles cheese quiche, Courgette tart with mint, Chicken and mushroom pie, Puits d'amour, ... See them all 71
Bechamel sauce
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Croque-monsieur, Gratin of Jerusalem artichokes à la Comtoise, Croque-monsieur potatoes, Escalope cordon bleu, Grilled ham and bechamel sandwiches, ... See them all 29
Grated cheese
Like these other recipes: Potato and broccoli gratin, Cheese tart, Gratin "grilled inside", Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Manou's zucchinis garnished, ... See them all 71
Beaten egg
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tea and white chocolate biscuits, Pecan fruit rolls , Mouna, Paté en croute (terrine in a pie crust), Nanterre brioche, ... See them all 77
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