‘Loose Birds’ Chicken, Hawes Wensieydale and Hambleton Ale Pie

Name: ‘Loose Birds’ Chicken, Hawes Wensieydale and Hambleton Ale Pie
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Snack - Serves twelve
Ingredients: 6 chicken breasts, sliced into strips; 225 ml milk and water, in equal proportions; 3 leaves of gelatine, previously soaked in water; 450 g plain four; 200 g lard; 1 tsp salt; 2 egg yolks to glaze; 250 ml Hambleton Ale; 100 g Wensleydale cheese, cut into large 1cm thick slices; 80 g pickle of your choice; 250 g pork shoulder, minced; 6 shallots, finely chopped; 1 clove of garlic, crushed

Preparation info

Snack - Serves
twelve

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Loose Birds & Game

By Andrew Pern

Published 2010

About

THESE ARE MORE OF A ‘CUTTING’ PIE OF THE PLOUGHMAN’S TYPE, IF YOU LIKE, GREAT FOR A BOXING DAY BUFFET OR A SUMMER’S DAY PICNIC – ANY EXCUSE, REALLY, THAT’S IF YOU NEED ONE.

Ingredients

For the Hot Water Crust Pastry

450 g plain four
1 tsp salt
200

Snack
Summer

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas mark 3.

To Make the Pastry

First warm a mixing bowl and sift the flour and salt into it. Make a well in the centre. Heat the lard in the milk and water in a saucepan over a medium heat until just reaching boili

Ingredients

For the Hot Water Crust Pastry

Method

To Make the Pastry

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