Dartmouth Pie

We found a sketchy recipe for Dartmouth Pie in Cassell’s Dictionary of Food. It was more a description than a recipe, in fact – a mutton pie with spices. We worked on the idea, fleshing it out with memories of a venison and dried fruit pie that we used to make at the Hole in the Wall, and this was the result. The well-spiced seasoning and natural sweetness of the dried fruit give it an almost medieval air.

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