Anyone make homemade pies?

[UTH]

I got given “The Pie Room” book for Christmas and keen to make my first pie.
I’m thinking of attempting their Chicken, Mushroom and Tarragon pie, although swapping mushroom for ham/bacon.

First stumbling block is that it calls for a “fluted oval game pie mould”
Been scouring google for a while and they seem bloody scarce! Only able to find two options, one of which is quite punchy at around £130.
Am I being dumb or is it quite a rare item? Amazon has absolutely nothing.

[sherman]

This will do exactly the same job as the fancy mould.
https://www.lakeland.co.uk/13256/Traditional-Ename...

[UTH]

So this is just overkill?

https://www.divertimenti.co.uk/products/raised-non...

[sherman]

UTH said:

So this is just overkill?

https://www.divertimenti.co.uk/products/raised-non...

Fools and their money are easily parted. Do you really think it will make the pie taste 18.4 times better than the other dish I linked to?

[nice1two]

sherman said:

This will do exactly the same job as the fancy mould.
https://www.lakeland.co.uk/13256/Traditional-Ename...

I bought these after finding some nice looking pie dishes on Yummly last year. Worked really well.

[fttm]

Don't waste your money .Ribbed pie dish , egg wash , crimping fork will sort you out .Can buy yourself a cheapo flute , failing that make a small central hole . Pies are a rarity where we live , so the only option was to make our own , and pasties

[Venisonpie]

I've just started making pies, I use whatever receptical I've got and don't worry about the size and shape too much.

I use shop bought puff pastry and blind bake the bases.
I put all the effort into making a decent filling.
Once filled I cover with the raw pastry and freeze so they're ready to go at any moment.
Egg wash applied only when defrosted and about to be cooked.

[oldskoolgent]

Last nights Chicken and Ham Pie.

Shortcrust rather than flaky Pastry as it's quicker.

[21TonyK]

A pie needs to be self standing and the filling enclosed in pastry, anything in a dish is just a casserole with a pastry lid

This is a pie... (albeit a rather crap one)



OP: a basic spring form tin is a good starting point for a pie mould

[UTH]

oldskoolgent said:

Last nights Chicken and Ham Pie.

Shortcrust rather than flaky Pastry as it's quicker.

What ham did you use in yours, as I imagine it'll be the sort of ham I'd like to swap in for the mushrooms in my recipe?

[UTH]

21TonyK said:

A pie needs to be self standing and the filling enclosed in pastry, anything in a dish is just a casserole with a pastry lid

This is a pie... (albeit a rather crap one)



OP: a basic spring form tin is a good starting point for a pie mould

Ahhhh see that's pretty much how I think this book wants mine to look, hence the mould. But as mentioned above, it probably won't taste much/any better having spent the money on a mould.....but it would look good! haha

[devnull]

I did the Jamie Oliver “hodge podge pie” with Xmas leftovers, tasty recipe and made for a good dinner or two.

Pie dish from Amazon. Probs paid too much but in a bit of a captive market at the moment.

I also have those enamel metal dishes in a few sizes. Bought them about 15 years ago before they got trendy and the prices rocketed. They were pennies in Morrisons being marketed as camping items. Great for individual pies or cottage / Shepards pie.

[Dibble]

We had a “pie off” at work a few years back. It was most excellent.



I made a steak and ale Pi pie. The pantwetting pun hilarity was wasted on several of my colleagues. I came third. Yes, my presentation was dire.

[UTH]

Some nice looking stuff here.......are you guys making your own pastry or shop bought?

[ARHarh]

My Chef (the wife) makes a big batch of pies in cheap individual foil trays, and freezes them. Then we always have some, there is never any waste etc, etc.

In fact she is making some beef and mushroom pies as I type this. Not sure they would taste any better from an expensive dish.

[Shaw Tarse]

UTH said:

21TonyK said:

A pie needs to be self standing and the filling enclosed in pastry, anything in a dish is just a casserole with a pastry lid

This is a pie... (albeit a rather crap one)



OP: a basic spring form tin is a good starting point for a pie mould

Ahhhh see that's pretty much how I think this book wants mine to look, hence the mould. But as mentioned above, it probably won't taste much/any better having spent the money on a mould.....but it would look good! haha

Something like https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8615727?clickSR=sl...

[UTH]

Shaw Tarse said:

Something like https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8615727?clickSR=sl...

Interesting.....

I did find this: https://www.forhouseandhome.co.uk/brands/silverwoo...

Which is closer to the oval thing the recipe calls for, but obviously still more ££ than your one you posted.

[devnull]

UTH said:

Some nice looking stuff here.......are you guys making your own pastry or shop bought?

Mine was shop bought - it changed the prep time to about 20 minutes from about 90ish I reckon. Not hard at all to make your own, but the shop bought stuff is very very cheap, even in comparison to buying a block of butter.

[UTH]

devnull said:

UTH said:

Some nice looking stuff here.......are you guys making your own pastry or shop bought?

Mine was shop bought - it changed the prep time to about 20 minutes from about 90ish I reckon. Not hard at all to make your own, but the shop bought stuff is very very cheap, even in comparison to buying a block of butter.

I think I'll certainly start with shop bought..... don't run before you can walk and all that.

[Gary29]

I made a dozen mince pies for the family over xmas (I hate them) but was assured they were nice, they did look good, and the homemade pastry, which I did try, was lovely.

The butter was rock hard though, so it was a workout in itself trying to make 'breadcrumbs' from the flour. I'd have the butter a little softer next time.