[gottago]

I decided to get some of that Jus Rol ready-made pastry and give it a try. I made a beef, carrot, onion and celery shortcrust pie… and I OWNED it! I honestly don't think I've ever made something that tasted so divine and looked so picture perfect! The egg I brushed onto it gave it this amazing glow, it just looked glorious! And I usually hate celery but it cooked perfectly and really suited the pie. I'm really in the mood for more pie goodness with my remaining pastry block. Suggestions? Preferably savoury.

[not_orange]

The ready roll puff pastry decent too.

[Orangemaid]

it makes nice sausage rolls..I made some, and took some into work, they went like hotcakes;..lol

[daisybee]

chicken and ham i had that tonight and it was so nice my favourite

[degsyhufc]

My dad was in a phase of making his own meat pies and I used the left overs for cheese & onion pasties.

They didn't taste too much different from bought pasties but there is the satisfaction of making your own.

[noise747]

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Originally Posted by not_orange

The ready roll puff pastry decent too.

Not bad, but shortcrust pastry is not difficult to make, it is puff and flaky that is a pain to make.

Shortcrust is also pretty quick to make, the only problem is not making it so short that it falls apart, but making it short enough to melt in your mouth.

[halfacrown]

Chicken pie is very nice if you make up your sauce with butter, flour and chicken stock. Steak and mushroom always goes down well with my other half too.

[Mark in Essex]

As Mr Spock said - "I'm a great fan of pye".

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[sazzleperkins]

I love pie!

Beef and red wine, lamb and mint, chicken and mushroom, steak and kidney, beef and beer......

And then there's the sweet ones. Cherry pie. Apple pie. Pineapple flans. Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

[solentboy]

The land of pie - Yorkshire, Lancashire?

[sazzleperkins]

Nah, Tipton.

Mad O'Rourkes World Famous Pie Factory.

Yum.

[lesleyanne]

The favourite in our house is chicken pie made from the meat that's left on the chicken after a roast.

I make a roux sauce, add the cooked chicken, chopped into bite size pieces, some stock, and whatever else we have around; leeks, mushrooms, bacon bits, mustard etc.

Then just fill and cover your pie dish, brush with milk/egg and bake.

I always use home made short crust - only takes a few minutes to make and it's so much nicer than the raedy made stuff.

[kimindex]

We make a pie with quorn 'chicken' pieces, button mushrooms, leeks and carrots in a mushroom sauce. Lovely!

And this is our family pasty recipe:

Roll out puff pastry into circle the size of a plate. Chop onions, potatoes and swede up in fairly large chunks. Chop up some skirt beef into smaller chunks. Mix up with seasoning (plenty of pepper). Put on one half of puff pastry circle. Sprinkle on bisto and put pats of butter on top of other ingredients (butter mixes with bisto to make a rich gravy). Fold over, crimp, glaze and cook. (I don't eat meat now so I don't put the meat in. Still lovely).

[Sad_BB_Addict]

Remember what they did to John Prescott.

[gottago]

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Originally Posted by Sad_BB_Addict

Remember what they did to John Prescott.

They put John Prescott in a pie?!

[ElusiveNL]

Pie is an institution It's nice to see people making their own. My Turkish other half likes them too.

[kmac]

Bacon, sausage & beans

Chicken, ham and cooked potatos with honey & mustard dressing.

Smoked haddock & bacon in a cheese sauce.

[Swarfega]

Are the pies being mentioned here real ones or merely a dish of ingredients topped with a disc of pastry?
Whilst nice, those are just half a pie in my opinion. I like my pie to be fully contained in pastry.
I like the idea of making my own pies but it just seems a little too much effort when they're so readily available in the shops.

[Porcupine]

I think i mentioned on here before that i wanted to make my own pies ...... but i still havent done it. Im waiting for the weather to cool off, as i then feel the need to be in a warm kitchen.

Im very fussy with pies, which is why i wanted to make my own. I have tried Tescos/ Budgens own pies before, but the meat is sloppy and full of gristle.

I assume that the meat needs to be fully cooked first. So i was thinking of putting steak, mushroom, carrots and onion in the slow cooker with a dash of stock and red wine. Cooking it slowly all day, then putting it in a dish with a pie topping (I doubt i will make my own pastry).

I have been buying 'posh' pies from Budgens which are made by the local butcher. But they cost about £6 for a smallish pie (ideal for two). I wait until they are on offer though or in the reduced section, which happens a lot as not many people are willing to pay soooooo much for a pie. I can generally buy them for £2.55 if im lucky, so long as you eat them the same day.

[halfacrown]

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Originally Posted by Swarfega

Are the pies being mentioned here real ones or merely a dish of ingredients topped with a disc of pastry?
Whilst nice, those are just half a pie in my opinion. I like my pie to be fully contained in pastry.
I like the idea of making my own pies but it just seems a little too much effort when they're so readily available in the shops.

No half pies in this house , they all have a pastry base and top, puff pastry for savoury filling and shortcrust for sweet, i.e - apple, rhubarb, bluberry etc

[Espresso]

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Originally Posted by Porcupine

I have been buying 'posh' pies from Budgens which are made by the local butcher. But they cost about £6 for a smallish pie (ideal for two). I wait until they are on offer though or in the reduced section, which happens a lot as not many people are willing to pay soooooo much for a pie. I can generally buy them for £2.55 if im lucky, so long as you eat them the same day.

You could buy a job lot when they're reduced and bung them in the freezer, then you don't have to limit yourself to what you can eat on the day you buy them.

As for making your own pies, you can't go far wrong with the traditional standards - steak and kidney pie, meat and potato pie or a mince and onion pie. All with shortcrust pastry, of course.

[hayley_kench]

I loveeeee steak & kidney or Steak & Ale pie. mmmmmm