"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> graham wrote:
>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> 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.
>
SuperMarkets north of the 49th Parallel. Sorry! Just very, very
jet-lagged{:-(
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