Pie making - tips please.
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I used to love them as a kid. They sold them in chip shops in Staffordshire.
Micro
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Chicken and bacon pie half made today. Roasted a chicken Thursday so have made proper gravy for the pie sauce and decent chunks of chicken.
Not sure if I will add potatoes or leeks or spinach or mushrooms or a combination to it
Wifey does a great roast chicken and leak pie in a whitey sauce.
How do people deal with the lid collapsing too much on a large pie?
A sage question. I am good at making filling but a bit rubbish with the pastry part of the process. Tend to make two smaller pies as my larger pie efforts have not gone well.
Micro
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We put the mixers from our electric mixer in there to help hold things up. You have to fish them out when dishing up, but it just about works.
Thought someone might have a more sensible solution.
Baronage-Phase
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Put it in the fridge for 30 minutes before putting it in the oven.
Make sure the oven is hotter than the recipe states for the first 10 minutes of the bake then lower the temperature.
Make sure the middle of the pie filling is nice and high.
Top crust collapse can happen if the dough starts melting out a bit rather than cooking...hence the need for a higher temperature at first and then lowering it after 10 mins or so.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Surely you need a pie dragon?
Micro
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Is that you Darina?
Micro
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This sounds like secret pie knowledge. Tell me more, my master.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I've never used one as I don't really make pies but my mum had one. It's a ceramic funnel that sits in the middle of the pie to hold the crust up and let the steam out so it doesn't boil over.
Baronage-Phase
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Ha ha
Baronage-Phase
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Micro
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Finally. A reference I can understand.
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Micro
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I can help you out here. You need something called a pie dragon. They sometimes come in blackbird form, like this:
Saffy
Under the duvet..
More filling.
I can help you out here. You need something called a pie dragon. They sometimes come in blackbird form, like this:
Baronage-Phase
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It will be deliciousWould still eat it.
still a bit annoying. Cooked it for my dad who is a terrible cook so will be grateful regardless.
Pickman's model
sunset spires and twilight woods
If you're going to win masterchef you'll need to work on your presentation
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Just needs gravy mate
Baronage-Phase
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OrJust needs gravy mate
Liquor....
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Pffft! Dead to me now
Pickman's model
sunset spires and twilight woods
At this time of day?
