Cookbook:Sausagemeat Pie

| Meat recipes | Cuisine of the United Kingdom

Ingredients

 * 8 oz plain flour
 * 1 pinch salt
 * 1 pinch mustard powder
 * 4 oz grated suet
 * Water
 * 1.5 lb sausage meat
 * 1 large onion
 * Thyme
 * Black pepper
 * Butter

Procedure

 * 1) Add 1 pinch of salt and 1 pinch of mustard powder to the flour.
 * 2) Mix together the suet and flour with enough water to make a doughy consistency.
 * 3) Cut the pastry into two portions one slightly larger than the other.
 * 4) Roll out the larger portion and use it to line a small buttered pie dish.
 * 5) Finely dice the onion.
 * 6) Mix together the sausagemeat, diced onion, a pinch of thyme, and plenty of black pepper.
 * 7) Mash the mixture into the pie dish making sure there are no voids.
 * 8) Wet the edge of the pastry where it covers the lip of the pie dish.
 * 9) Roll out the remaining pastry and cover the pie.
 * 10) Lightly crimp the edge with your thumb and trim.
 * 11) Cut a hole in the top centre of the pie to allow steam to escape.
 * 12) Bake in the oven at 180°C until golden brown on top (30–40 minutes).
 * 13) Serve with a little gravy poured over the top.