- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
- 2 cups cooked mashed potatoes (450 g)
- ½ cup half-and-half (a mixture of one part milk and one part cream) (120 g)
- 1 tablespoon butter (15 g)
- ¾ cup cream-style cottage cheese (75 g)
- ½ cup sour cream (120 ml)
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt (2.5 g)
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder (1.25 g)
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (0.63 g)
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper (0.63 g)
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese (150 g)
- ½ cup chopped onion (50 g)
- 8 ounces bacon, cooked crisp, drained and crumbled (224 g)
- Line the unbaked, clean pastry shell with foil; fill with pie weights or dried beans.
- Bake at 450 degrees F for 5 minutes; remove weights and foil; bake for 5 to 7 minutes longer, until almost done, and then remove from oven.
- Reduce heat of oven to 425° F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine mashed potatoes, half-and-half and butter. Set aside.
- In another mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, sour cream, eggs, salt, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and black pepper, and then beat with electric mixer on high speed until smooth.
- Combine this cheese mixture to potato mixture, and then beat for 1 minute more. Stir in shredded cheese, chopped onion and bacon.
- Pour potato-cheese mixture into warm pastry shell.
- Bake at 425° for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove pie from the oven, slice into pieces and serve!