Ham and Egg Pie

Name: Ham and Egg Pie
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 12 eggs plus 1 extra egg yolk for gilding the pastry, if liked; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 lb (½ kg) short pastry; ¾ lb (360 g) cooked ham or gammon, preferably home cooked, cut in lean slices

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

English Provincial Cooking

By Elisabeth Ayrton

Published 1980

About

A good, substantial cold luncheon or picnic dish.

Ham and Egg Pie is excellent served with a dressed salad of lettuce and tomatoes.

Ingredients

1 lb (½ kg) short pastry
¾ lb (360

Europe
United Kingdom
Engalnd
Snack
Lunch
Pie

Method

Line a pie dish with the pastry rolled out to about ⅛ inch (0.25 cm) thick. Reserve a piece for the lid.