Try this spin on a picnic classic – a showstopping raised pie using sausagemeat and boiled eggs
Ingredients:
- 8 medium egg
- 14 Lincolnshire sausage
- 1 tsp ground mace
- 1 tbsp thyme leaf
- 100g fresh breadcrumb
- 500g pack shortcrust pastry
- flour, for dusting
- 1 tbsp sesame seed
Instructions:
- Put 6 of the eggs in a large pan of cold water. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat. Leave for 5 mins, then lift out eggs and cool under cold running water. Peel.
- Snip the ends of the sausages and squeeze the meat out into a mixing bowl. Add the mace, thyme, 75g of the breadcrumbs, 1 egg and some ground pepper, and mix together well – you’ll probably need to get your hands in.
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Criss-cross 2 long strips of baking parchment in a 20cm pie tin or round cake tin (to help you lift out the pie). Roll out half the pastry on a lightly floured surface to line the tin. Scatter remaining breadcrumbs over the base of the pastry, then pat in about a quarter of the sausage mixture. Evenly space the peeled eggs on top, then gently pack the meat around and over – trying to evenly cover the eggs without leaving any gaps.
- Roll out remaining pastry, cover the pie, then trim the edges. Pinch and crimp edges to seal, poke a steam hole in the top, then glaze with the final egg, lightly beaten with a fork. Scatter with the sesame seeds, then bake for 30 mins.
- Remove the pie from the oven and carefully remove it from the tin. Place on a baking tray and return to the oven for 10 mins to brown the sides of the pie. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, then serve in chunky wedges.
Scotch egg pie • Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 8 medium egg
- 14 Lincolnshire sausage
- 1 tsp ground mace
- 1 tbsp thyme leaf
- 100g fresh breadcrumb
- 500g pack shortcrust pastry
- flour, for dusting
- 1 tbsp sesame seed
Scotch egg pie Nutrition Facts:
• Diet:
• Calories: 238.15
• Fat: 321.18
• Carbs: 105.29
• Protein: 150.92
• Cholesterol: 518.15
• Calcium: 56.16
• Sodium: 211.24* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.
