Sussex Pie

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Makes 6 to 8 pasties.

Ingredients

  • 2 onions

  • Salt to taste

  • 4 oz. fresh mushrooms

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 oz. butter

  • 9 oz. puff pastry

  • 1 lb. 7 oz. sausage meat

  • 1 egg

  • 1 tsp. mixed herbs

Method

  1. Finely chop onions and mushrooms.

  2. Melt butter in pan.

  3. Add onion and cover and cook gently for about 5 minutes until transparent.

  4. Add mushrooms, sausage meat, herbs, salt, and pepper.

  5. Stir to blend well.

  6. Place lid on pan and cook moderate heat for about 5 minutes.

  7. Roll out the dough into a rectangular shape and spoon filling along center.

  8. Roll up and seal the edge.

  9. Place roll, jointed side down, on greased baking fray.

  10. Beat egg and brush pastry.

  11. Place in preheated 475 0 oven and bake for approximately 15 minutes, then lower heat to 350 0 and bake until cooked and the outside has become golden brown, approximately a further 20 to 25 minutes.

  12. Slice and serve hot with vegetables.

Courtesy of member Joyce Phillips, House of Lancaster Cookery Book, 1986