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Chelsea Market Heidi Pie With French Chevre

Last modified on 21st November 2019. Originally posted on 14th April 2019 18 Comments

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My interpretation of Chelsea Market Heidi Pie: a crunchy short pastry filled with sweet potatoes, spinach, red onion and goats cheese. #yourguardianchef #pierecipes #vegetarianrecipes

The Heidi Pie is made of a crunchy short pastry filled with sweet potatoes, spinach, red onion and goat’s cheese. Perfect for as Easter Monday picnic, you can serve it with a salad.

The Chelsea Market Heidi Pie

What is a Heidi Pie

Heidi Pie was our picnic Saturday special we used to buy it in London at the farmer’s market in Chelsea. When we were living in London, we would go to Chelsea Farmer Market on a Saturday morning, buy enough food for a picnic and go for a walk in Chelsea or Battersea Park.

The Chelsea market is a small market in Duke of York Square and it is open only on Saturdays. It is not a typical French or Italian market with only fruits, vegetables and cheese. It has stalls full of freshly prepared food ready to eat: salads, dips, fresh bread, pies, fruits, cupcakes and chocolate.

Pieminister stall had a collection of pies with funny names and you wanted to try them all: Mexicow (beef and chili), Moo (beef and craft ale), Matador (beef and chorizo), Deer Stalker (venison and red wine)….and many more. I tried most of them, and they were all very good, but my favourite always remained the Heidi Pie.

This is not their original Heidi Pie recipe, but my interpretation using the same ingredients.

And since we are now living in France:

“the country of origin for goat cheese ‘par excellence’ ” The Original Chevre

….. I make this pie very often especially if we are going for picnics.

Nice market cheese chevre

When to make the Heidi Pies

I am usually making those Heidi Pies for our picnics, therefore I make 4 small pies, using 4 mini cake tins with a loose base.

They are easy to carry and I pack them directly into 1 portion container with a salad on the side.

If you don’t have the mini cake tins, you can still make a large standard size pie (24 cm / 9.5 inches diameter).In this case, you can double the amount of the short pastry so you can make a thicker crust.

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The process is long as I caramelize both sweet potatoes and onions separately. Best to plan a day ahead.

Before composing the pie all the ingredients should be at room temperature, so they can be prepared the day before and the Heidi Pies baked the next day.

Bake the Heidi Pies for 30 minutes

Making the short pastry

  • 1 1/2 cup – 200 gr of flour
  • 1/2 cup – 100 gr of butter at room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 tbsp of water
  1. Mix all ingredients in the mixer.
  2. Wrap the dough with cling foil and let it rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes so the butter re-solidifies.
  3. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces, then cut 1/3 from each piece and roll the remaining to cover the bottom of the buttered tins
  4. With a fork pierce the dough in the bottom and on the side so no air gets trapped while cooking.
  5. With the remaining 4 of the 1/3 dough you have separated earlier, create 4 circles the same size as the pie that you will use as covers.
  6. Put tins layered with the pastry and the pastry tops back in the fridge for another 30 minutes

Step by step pastry Heidi pie

Caramelize the sweet potatoes

For 4 small pies, I use 2 sweet potatoes

  1. Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into cubes
  2. Spread the sweet potatoes on a baking tray covered with a parchment paper.  Season with salt and olive oil, the Provencal herbs and a crushed garlic clove.
  3. Bake in a hot oven at 390 F – 200 C for 40 minutes, turning them halfway through the cooking

process to caramelized sweet potatoes

Caramelize the onions

For the 4 pies, I use 2 large red onions, 1 tbsp of butter, 1 tbsp of sugar and 1 pinch of salt and 7 oz – 200 gr of frozen spinach

  1. To caramelize the onions, cut them into slices and stir-fry with butter
  2. Once they become translucent, add the sugar and 1/4 cup of water, lower the temperature and let them simmer for 20 minutes
  3. Once the onions are caramelized, add the spinach and finish cooking

Process for caramelized onion

Composing the pies

All ingredients should be at room temperature and the pastry nice and cold. You can prepare everything the day before and let them rest overnight.

  1. Mix together the caramelized sweet potatoes, the onion, the spinach and the chevre broken into pieces. Put aside 4 small slices of chevre
  2. Fill the pie halfway
  3. Add a slice of bacon (optional) and the slice of chevre you have put aside previously
  4. Cover with the remaining filling
  5. Cover with the top pastry, seal the sides and make few holes on the top to let the steam out while cooking
  6. Bake the pies in the oven at 350 F – 180 C for 30 minutes

Let them rest for 10 minutes before removing them from the tins

Filling and cooking the Heidi pie

Tips for making the best Heidi pies

  • If you are making the pie for a vegetarian party you can opt out the bacon, but it does add flavour
  • Make sure all ingredients are cold before you put them in the oven
  • If you want a lighter version do not add the chevre slice in the middle
  • Heidi pie can be made in a large tin ( 9 1/2 in – 24 cm) but you will have to double the quantity of the short pastry
  • They are at their best for an Easter Monday picnic

More Pie Ideas

  • Beef Pie With Marsala Sauce And Mushrooms
  • Chicken and Mushroom Pie Recipe
  • Zucchini Mushroom Quiche Recipe
  • Caramelized Squash Spinach Bacon Quiche
  • Beef Sausage Hand Pie Recipe

Beef pie with marsala a slice cut on a plate

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The Chelsea Market Heidi Pie
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Chelsea Market Heidi Pie

This is not their original recipe, but my interpretation of the UK Pieminister Heidi Pie using the same ingredients. Since I am usually making those pies for our picnics, I make 4 small pies but it can also be done in a standard pie tin. #yourguardianchef #pierecipes #vegetarianrecipes
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time1 hr 20 mins
Total Time1 hr 35 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British
Keyword: cheese pie, chevre pie, Heidi pie
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 718kcal
Author: Laura Tobin

Ingredients

For the caramelized sweet potatoes

  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 1 tsbp Provencal herbs
  • 1 clove peeled garlic cloves peeled and chushed
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

For the caramelized onion

  • 2 red onion
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 7 oz spinach i use frozen

The rest of the filling

  • 5 oz French chevre
  • 4 slices round bacon There was no bacon in the original Heidi Pie, so it is optional
  • 2 fresh eggs

Short pastry (double the size of the pastry for a large pie)

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 fresh eggs
  • 2 tbsp fresh water
  • 1 tsp salt
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Instructions

Caramelize the sweet potatoes

  • Peel and cut the sweet potatoes into cubes
  • Spread the sweet potatoes on a baking tray covered with a parchment paper.  Season with salt and olive oil, the Provencal herbs and a crushed garlic clove.
  • Bake in a hot oven at 200 C for 40 minutes, turning them halfway through the cooking

Caramelize the onions

  • In the meantime caramelize the onions, cut them into slices and stir-fry with butter
  • Once they become translucent, add the sugar and 1/4 cup of water, lower the temperature and let them simmer for 20 minutes
  • Add the spinach and finish cooking

Short pastry

  • Mix all ingredients in the mixer.
  • Wrap the dough with cling foil and let it rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes so the butter re-solidifies.
  • Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces, then cut 1/3 from each piece and roll the remaining to cover the bottom of the buttered tins
  • With a fork pierce the dough in the bottom and on the side so no air gets trapped while cooking.
  • With the remaining 4 of the 1/3 dough you have separated earlier, create 4 circles the same size as the pie that you will use as covers.
  • Put tins layered with the pastry and the pastry tops back in the fridge for another 30 minutes

Composing the pies

  • All ingredients should be at room temperature and the pastry nice and cold. You can prepare everything the day before and let them rest overnight.
  • Mix together the caramelized sweet potatoes, the onion, the spinach and the chevre broken into pieces. Put aside 4 small slices of chevre 
  • Fill the pie halfway
  • Add a slice of bacon (optional) and the slice of chevre you have put aside previously
  • Cover with the remaining filling
  • Cover with the top pastry, seal the sides and make few holes on the top to let the steam out while cooking
  • Bake the pies in the oven at 180 C for 30 minutes
  • Let them rest for 10 minutes before removing them from the tins
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Notes

Tips for making the best Heidi pies

  • If you are making the pie for a vegetarian party you can opt out the bacon, but it does add flavour
  • Make sure all ingredients are cold before you put them in the oven
  • If you want a lighter version do not add the chevre slice in the middle
  • Heidi pie can be made in a large tin ( 9 1/2 in – 24 cm) but you will have to double the quantity of the short pastry
  • They are at their best for an Easter Monday picnic

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Chelsea Market Heidi Pie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 718 Calories from Fat 378
% Daily Value*
Fat 42g65%
Saturated Fat 23g144%
Cholesterol 221mg74%
Sodium 1904mg83%
Potassium 779mg22%
Carbohydrates 59g20%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 24g48%
Vitamin A 15215IU304%
Vitamin C 19.8mg24%
Calcium 168mg17%
Iron 5.8mg32%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Beth

    17th January 2018 at 4:26 pm

    5 stars
    Laura, those look so yummy! They have all of my favorite ingredients AND pie crust!! Perfect! I love those little pie / cake tins.

    Reply
    • Laura

      17th January 2018 at 5:28 pm

      Thank you Beth, I am sure you are going to love them. They are very filling but I can get 1 down no problem

      Reply
  2. Gabby | The Tolerant Table

    17th January 2018 at 8:34 pm

    5 stars
    The pies look so delicious Laura! What a great meal to take on picnics

    Reply
    • Laura

      18th January 2018 at 4:25 am

      Thank you Gabby

      Reply
  3. Demeter

    18th January 2018 at 2:13 pm

    5 stars
    That farmers market sounds amazing! Love all the step-by-step pics in this recipe. 🙂

    Reply
    • Laura

      18th January 2018 at 2:15 pm

      Thanks, It is an amazing market

      Reply
  4. Natalie

    18th January 2018 at 3:02 pm

    5 stars
    I love farmer’s markets and I wish I could visit chelsea’s market right now 🙂 The pies look so delicious!

    Reply
    • Laura

      18th January 2018 at 3:09 pm

      Thank you, I miss it too

      Reply
  5. Trang

    18th January 2018 at 3:33 pm

    5 stars
    These rustic pies look absolutely amazing!! And cheese in the pie, yum, I love cheese

    Reply
    • Laura

      18th January 2018 at 3:51 pm

      thank you, a nice surprise inside

      Reply
  6. Julia

    18th January 2018 at 3:43 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! Love these pies! They must taste incredible! 🙂

    Reply
    • Laura

      18th January 2018 at 3:52 pm

      Thanks, they do

      Reply
  7. Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy

    18th January 2018 at 5:07 pm

    5 stars
    These look and sound delicious. Short crust is fun to work with. These are the perfect little pies for any weeknight dinner. I would make a bunch and pop some in the freezer for later too.

    Reply
    • Laura

      19th January 2018 at 4:37 am

      Great idea, stuck up the freezer and bake them anytime

      Reply
  8. Patty

    18th January 2018 at 9:54 pm

    5 stars
    Awesome recipe Laura, these mini Heidi pies are so pretty and look scrumptious! I must get those mini molds, had no idea they existed in this size

    Reply
    • Laura

      19th January 2018 at 4:35 am

      I love them, they make pies so pretty

      Reply
  9. Elaine @ Dishes Delish

    20th January 2018 at 9:14 pm

    5 stars
    These pies look amazing!! I can just imagine what they taste like! If we ever meet, you have to make me one of these pies! I’ll have to try making them myself as I wait for that day!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Laura

      21st January 2018 at 4:34 am

      They are delicious and I will be delighted to make them when we meet. Start planning the drink we will have with that.

      Reply

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