Clam Pie

Why I Love This Recipe
Bill Lee loved this...It was one of 2 recipes he asked for when we divorced...
The other was crab cakes.
Ingredients You'll Need
2 large potatoes, in 1/4 inch slices
1 medium onion, julienne slice
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper - (I use a bit more)
1 bay leaf
1 garlic clove, whole
1 whole clove
1 can Progresso New England Clam Chowder
1/4 cup milk
2 cans baby clams
1 cup Bisquick
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes -OR white pepper
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
Directions
Put 1st 7 ingredients in a pot, cover with water. Boil till barely tender.
Drain. Remove and discard bay and clove.
In the blender, add soup and milk, plus the juice from 1 can of clams. Blend till soup is almost a puree.
In baking dish, put 1/3 of the potatoes, distribute evenly. Add 1 can drained clams, distribute evenly. Add 1/2 soup mix. Repeat...then top with remaining
1/3 potatoes.
Mix Bisquick, pepper flakes, milk and egg, pour over potatoes - spread to edges.
Bake at 400' - 30 minutes