Pies

Pies

Homity Pie

19 January 2023

Homity Pie is a traditional British vegetarian open pie with a filling of potatoes, onions and leeks and a cheesy topping. I have given it a new twist here by adding a lattice cheese pastry top similar to the one I used on my Sussex Pie. I think the extra pastry […]

Christmas, Mince Pies, Mincemeat, Pies, Slow Cooker

Slow Cooker Orange Mincemeat

11 November 2022

Mid-November is the perfect time for making preserves so that they have time to mature and develop full flavour by Christmas. I like this Slow Cooker Orange Mincemeat so much that I always use it now to make my Christmas mince pies. I came up with this Slow Cooker Orange […]

Cakes, Desserts, Pies, Scones, Shortcrust Pastry

Four Tasty Apple Recipes

14 October 2022

Apples this season are likely to be smaller than usual here in the UK. It’s all due to the hot summer and lack of rain apparently, but the good news is that this will make them even tastier! Another upside of apples being smaller means that greengrocers, markets and supermarkets […]

Desserts, Pies

Sussex Pie or Apple Pie The Sussex Way

30 September 2022

It’s apple season again here in the UK! British apples are beginning to appear in the shops and those lucky enough to have apple trees are gathering in their crop. I only have one small apple tree which is not very productive so I have been very pleased that neighbours […]

Pies, Christmas, Mince Pies

The Best Pastry for Mince Pies

2 December 2021

I think I have said before that mince pies are my favourite Christmas food, but only homemade ones. I have yet to taste a decent factory made mince pie. It is no wonder many people say they don’t like mince pies if all they have ever eaten are the ones […]