If you’ve never had homity pie, you’re in for a real treat. Falling somewhere between a quiche and a shepherd’s pie, it’s incredibly British and insanely delicious. If you know of anything tastier and more comforting than the best mashed potatoes ever stuffed into a flaky pie crust, please let me know about it ASAP. In the meantime, you should probably make this.
Don’t get me wrong – I love to cook. I love planning menus and the thrill of getting food on the table in time for dinner, or maybe not in time, which often happens, and eating it at 10pm instead. But my real true love in the kitchen is baking, as evidenced by the golden photo I have included at the bottom of this post for your viewing pleasure. Growing up, I had approximately zero interest in helping my mother make dinner, but was always up for a baking project. Baking, you see, is magic – I mean, it’s science, but as an adult, pulling out a tray of perfect scones from the oven still makes me gasp in wonder.
Several months ago I purchased the beautiful Bouchon Bakery cookbook, but until recently had only gotten as far as examining all of the inspiring photographs in great detail. Not that I ever really wing anything, but I just felt like if I were to undertake one of the venerable Thomas Keller’s recipes, I’d have to be really committed to doing it right. A few weekends ago, I suddenly had the urge to bake something a little more involved. Something more than throwing cookie ingredients into a stand mixer. Something requiring the careful following of instructions and attention to detail. Something that would create a delicious batter for me to lick out of the bowl.
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