Rich Vegetable and Pasta Pie

Name: Rich Vegetable and Pasta Pie
Ingredients: 4 egg yolks; 4 oz / 110 g unsalted butter, cubed; 2 oz / 60 g caster sugar; pinch of salt; 8 oz / 230 g plain flour

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

In the past I have cooked this as the centrepiece for a vegetarian meal. It is based on the rich pasta pies of Emilia-Romagna, which date back to the Renaissance.

Ingredients

Sweet Shortcrust Pastry

8 oz / 230 g plain flour
pinch of salt
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Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Mix the dry ingredients together, make a well in the centre and add the butter and egg yolks. Gradually mix these in with your fingertips and gather the dough together into a ball, trying not to handle it too much. Cover and chill for 1 hour.