Leek Pastry

Name: Leek Pastry
Yield: Serves 2 to 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1½ lb (750 g) leeks; Shortcrust pastry made with 12 oz (350 g) flour and 6 oz (175 g) fat; 8 oz (250 g) bacon or shoulder ham; 2 eggs; 4 fl oz (125 ml) milk; Salt and pepper

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd on Britain & Ireland

By Keith Floyd

Published 1988

About

Ingredients

1½ lb (750 g) leeks
Shortcrust pastry made with 12

Europe
United Kingdom
Main course
Pie

Method

Cut the leeks into 1 in. (2.5 cm) pieces. Blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes, then drain.

Grease a small shallow roasting tin and line it with half the pastry. Cut the bacon into small pieces an