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:Puff pastryBechamel sauceHamGratinPieFor 4 people, you will need:
- 1
4 slices ham - 2
1 tablespoon olive oil - 3
300 g Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) - 4
200 g Bechamel sauce - 5
150 g grated cheese - 6
30 g beaten egg - Total weight: 895 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 25 min. | 40 min. | 1 hour 5 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
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
Do this for the 4 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,792 Kcal or 7,503 Kj | 100 gr | 146 gr | 220 gr |
| 90 % | 38 % | 14 % | 33 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 200 Kcal or 837 Kj | 11 gr | 16 gr | 25 gr |
| 10 % | 4 % | 2 % | 4 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 448 Kcal or 1,876 Kj | 25 gr | 36 gr | 55 gr |
| 22 % | 10 % | 3 % | 8 % |
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Source
Home made.
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: Epiphany galette, Smoked salmon sacristains, Peach and verbena feuilleté, Caramelised apple pie, How to cook caramelized puff pastry well, ... All |
 | Bechamel sauce: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin spinach and potato tart, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Italian style gratin, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Gratin slices with spinach, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie., Gratin slices with spinach, Breton Pie, Cauliflower and chickpea purée, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, ... All |
 | Beaten egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Nantes Tourton, Tea and white chocolate biscuits, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Cochelin d'Evreux, Elsa's Comtoise galette, ... All |
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