#26 DELICIOUS SWEET SAVOURY PIES

1.APPLE PIE


Ingredients-
Sweet paste

• Flour-300gm
• Butter-(cold)-175gm
• Castor sugar-150 gm
• Egg-1

Filling

• Diced apple-300gm
• Sugar-100 gm
• Cinnamon powder-1 pinch
• Raisins-50 gm
• Toasted walnuts-50 gm
• Butter-100 gm
• Bread crumbs-100gm
• Egg white-1

Method-

• Rub together the butter, flour and sugar till it crumbles.Add the egg and mix till it forms a dough. Chilli for 30 mins.
• In a pan, place apples and sugar and cook then for a few mins.Then add in butter and rest of the ingredients.Stir and cool.
• Roll out the dough to 6mm thickness and lime the pie mould. Cut out strips for lattice and keep side.
• Put the apple filling into the lined pie mould and lace the top with the lattice. Egg wash the top,sprinkle with sugar and bake at 220 degrees Cfor 25 mins.

2.CHICKEN POT PIE

Ingredients-

• 1 cup potato,diced
• 1 cup onion,diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1 cup carrot,diced
• 1/2 cup melted margarine 
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 4 cups chicken, cooked and chopped
• 2 pie crusts

Method-

• Preheat oven to 400 degree F. Saute the vegetables in the margarine for 10 minutes. Add flour to the mixture, stirring well, and cook it for a minute.Gradually stir in the broth. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened and bubbly.Stir in salt and pepper; add chicken and  stir well.Pour into shallow casserole dish and top with pie shells. Cut slits to allow steam to minutes or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly.

3.HOLLYWOOD  PIE

Ingredients-

• Milk-4 cups
• Corn flour-5 tsp
• Cocoa powder-3 tsp
• Sugar-11 tsp
• Digestive biscuits-2 packets
• Castor sugar-3 tbsp
• Butter-50 gm
• Chopped walnuts-2 tsp

Method-

• Powder the digestive biscuits, mix sugaar and butter to the biscuits powder. Add the walnuts. Take a ring mould. Press this mixture properly in the mould and keep it in the refrigerator .Heat a pan, add milk and sugar and let it boil. Add the cocoa powder. In a bowl, mix the cornflour with a little milk and mix it well. Slowly add it the sugar and milk mixture. Keep stirring till it thickens. Removeand after it has cooled pour into the mould and refrigerate for 25 to 30 minutes. Decorate with cashew  nuts.

4.CHICKEN PEPPER PIE 

Ingredients-

PIE DOUGH

• Flour-300gm
• Butter-100gm
• Milk-50ml
• Egg-1
• Capicum -1
• Cloves/Cumin/Fennel/Dry coriander/Turmeric-50 gm
• Salt and Sugar-1 spoon

SWEET PASTE

• Boneless chicken dices-400gm
• Flour-100 gm
• Butter-150 gm
• Milk-350 ml 
• Crushed pepper-10gm
• Garlic-10gm
• Celery-20gm
• Dice and boilde carrot-50gm
• Bread crumbs-50gm
• Processed cheese-100gm
• Salt to taste

Method-

• Combine all the ingredients and knead into a dough. Put in the fridge for 30 mins.
• Roll it out and line the pie mould.
• In a pan, heat butter and add garlic, crushed pepper, chopped celery, salt and chicken. Cook for a few minutes.
• Add flour and cook it followed by the milk. Stir it in quickly. Add bread crumbs to bind. Once cooled, add cheese. Spoon this mix into the lined pie mould or roll out another circle of the dough and cover the top, sealing the edges. Prick the dough and egg wash the top.
• Bake it at 200 degrees C for 40 mins till the top turns golden brown Serve hot.