graham wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> You have asked me for a recipe for steak pie. I have never used a
>> recipe for it and I started to type up how I made mine. However, I
>> decided it would be easier to find one similar to the ones I make.
>> Delia's recipes are always good and not complicated. The following
>> recipe is for steak and kidney. If you don't like kidney, simply
>> leave it out and add more steak. I often put mushrooms in too.
>>
>> As for pastry, sometimes I use puff pastry, but to make that from
>> scratch is fiddly and takes time. If you can get a good ready made
>> butter puff pastry, that is acceptable. Shortcrust is easy and good
>> and I used to make a pastry called 'rough puff pastry' which I like
>> very much. It consists of cutting lard into small chunks and placing in
>> the
>> fridge to harden. They are then mixed with flour and salt and very
>> cold water. The lard in not 'rubbed in' but kept in chunks. Roll
>> out the pastry and fold into three. Do this three times and then
>> rest it in the fridge for a while after which roll it out to cover
>> your dish. It must be kept very cold until it goes into the oven so
>> handle very sparingly.
>> http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/c.../english/mums-
>> steak-and-kidney-plate-pie.html If you need to ask anything more.. then
>> ask away
>>
>> A last thought.. suet pastry is wonderful too but I am not sure you
>> can get the suet, although I think Wayne has had some in the past.
>
> I've found it in SMs here, north of the 49th, but it's not so readily
> available as in the UK.

Heh you have lost me with this, Graham. I expect the posters here will
understand it though.