Winter is a great time for pies. The buttery pastry filled with hot delicious meat makes the whole family come together to share a feast. This is a great way to use up left over Christmas turkey and also any ham you have. There’s enough pastry to line the pie dish as well as top it if you prefer too.
14 ingredients7 steps
Nut Free
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C, gas mark 6).
Step 2
To make the pastry, put the flour and salt into a large bowl and add the butter. Rub the butter into the flour using your fingertips until it looks like coarse breadcrumbs.
This video shows you how to get the consistency you need.
Ingredients for this step
250gAllinson's plain white flour
PinchSalt
110gUnsalted butter (softened)
Step 3
Using a knife stir in enough cold water to bind the dough together. Wrap the pastry in cling film and chill in the fridge for 15-20 minutes. While the pastry is chilling you can make the filling.
Ingredients for this step
60mlWarm water
Step 4
Melt a knob of butter in a large pan and gently fry the onion until soft. Add the carrots and leek and cook for about 5 minutes until the carrots start to soften. Pour in the cream and stock and simmer until the sauce starts to thicken.
Step 5
Next add the turkey, ham and thyme and season to taste, then remove the pan from the heat. Pour the filling into a pie dish.
Step 6
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry to make a lid for the pie. Moisten the edges of the dish with water and cover the dish with the pastry. Brush the surface with beaten egg.
Step 7
Bake in the oven for twenty minutes until golden brown.
Ingredients
MetricImperial
For the Pastry
250gAllinson's plain white flour
PinchSalt
110gUnsalted butter (softened)
60mlWarm water
For the Filling
KnobButter (for frying)
1Chopped onion
1Sliced carrot
1Sliced leek
200mlDouble cream
200mlChicken or turkey stock
500gTurkey strips
150gHam strips
1 tbspChopped thyme
1Free range medium egg
Utensils
Rolling pin
Round ceramic dish or pie tin
2 Baker Ratings
Just made this yesterday and it was absolutely amazing. Also threw in some left over vegetables (broad beans and brussels. Very easy recipe and good because by the time it is cooked the kitchen is clean and tidy! Everything in one dish. Was going to freeze half but ate it instead. Thank you.
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Great recipe, really straightforward and the pastry is great. Just made up loads of pie filling from all of our leftover turkey and gammon, used half in a pie today and the rest in freezer for another day. Zero waste Christmas.
