Potato and Blue Cheese Savory Pie Recipe

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
2. Butter a small pie dish with unsalted butter.
3. Place the sliced potatoes in a pot of salted water and boil until just tender, about 8 minutes.
4. Drain the potatoes and set aside.
5. In a small saucepan, melt the unsalted butter over medium heat.
6. Add the all purpose flour to the melted butter and stir continuously to form a roux, cooking for 1-2 minutes without browning.
7. Gradually whisk in the whole milk to the roux, stirring constantly to avoid lumps, and cook until the sauce thickens.
8. Remove the sauce from heat and stir in half of the crumbled blue cheese until melted and smooth.
9. Season the sauce with salt, ground black pepper, and fresh thyme leaves.
10. Layer half of the boiled potato slices in the bottom of the prepared pie dish.
11. For half of the blue cheese sauce over the potato layer.
12. Add the remaining potato slices on top.
13. For the remaining blue cheese sauce over the top layer of potatoes.
14. Sprinkle the remaining crumbled blue cheese evenly over the top.
15. Brush the edges of the pie dish with the beaten egg to help browning.
16. Bake the pie in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes until the top is golden and bubbling.
17. Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.