Traditional Swiss Onion & Potato Pie

• cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine↗1⁄4
• medium chopped onion1
• leek, thinly slice, white part only↗1
• apples, slightly tart, such as Granny Smith↗2
• medium potatoes↗2
• ounces shredded swiss cheese↗8
• prepared pastry shells↗2
• salt↗
• pepper↗
• nutmeg, to taste↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Peel, halve and boil potatoes until mostly tender. Cool and slice.

2. 2

   Peel and thinly slice apples.

3. 3

   Melt butter in large skillet and sauté onion, leek and apples about 15 minutes, until just tender. Do not overcook.

4. 4

   Add potato slices, salt, pepper and nutmeg and toss, light, trying not to break up potatoes much.

5. 5

   Place pie crust in glass pie plate, add half the mixture, sprinkle to cover with cheese and add other half mixture.

6. 6

   Place other pie crust on top, crimping edges and piercing to vent.

7. 7

   You can brush with egg wash if you wish.

8. 8

   Bake in 350°F oven for 35-40 minutes, covering crust edges with foil after 20 minutes.

9. 9

   Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

10. 10

    Hint: I go a bit heavy on the nutmeg.