Cheese and Onion Pie (andy Bates)

Good old fashioned comfort food

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   1) Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Divide the pastry into two balls, keeping one a little larger than the other.
   
   2) Melt the butter in a pan and gently fry the onions on a low heat until soft, then leave to cool.
   
   3) Mix the onions into a bowl with the grated cheese, eggs, cream and the seasoning, and mix thoroughly with your fingers.
   
   4) Roll out the larger ball of pastry into a lined greased baking tin. Tip the cheese and onion mixture into the pastry shell. Moisten the edges of the pastry and cover with the rolled-out top piece, crimping the edges together carefully.
   
   5) Brush beaten egg over the top, make a hole in the middle and bake in the oven for 50 mins until golden brown and the cheese is bubbling from the hole.
   
   6) Allow to cool before serving.