Failure: Crispy and Creamy New Potato Pie by Tyler Florence

After my earlier success I was so excited to try something of Tyler's again.  I watched him make a New Potato Pie on TV that looked so good I decided to make it for our lunch today.

Here is the link to the video: http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/crispy-and-creamy-new-potato-pie/45104.html

And here is the written recipe from the Food TV Webpage


Ingredients

• 2 pounds potatoes, washed and halved
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated horseradish (or prepared)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup chives, chopped
• Kosher saltand freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Wash and boil potatoes in salty water with bay leaf until fork tender. Drain potatoes and mash along with horseradish, sour cream, and chives. Season with salt and pepper.

Put mixture into a 10-inch skillet with 1 tablespoon olive oil and bake until golden and crispy. To serve, invert onto a plate and cut into pieces.

I followed the written instructions to the T and the result was a total failure....

The pie's crispy top stuck solidly to the pan and the potatoes were dry and limp.  I even tried scrapping the bottom of the pan but as we speak it is soaking in the sink... 


In the video he clearly puts the pan on the fire and presses down firm.  I am not sure if that was the step, which they obviously left off the written or if it was something else they left out.  The potatoes themselves were very dry all the way around.  He also didn't specify how much time in the over other than golden and crispy... If the bottom is what he means, well you can not see it until you take it out of the pan.  needless to say, no potato pie for lunch today :(

FAILURE!