FILLING
500 g Minced pork
100 g Mushrooms; sliced
1 sm Onion; finely chopped
2 Cloves garlic; finely
-chopped
1 lg Apple; finely chopped,
; peel included
1 lg Egg
1/2 ts Grated nutmeg
1 ts Grated lemon rind
50 g Pistachios; (or other nuts
-of
; choice)
Breadcrumbs; (preferably
-made
; with yesterdays’
; bread)
Salt and pepper to taste
-TO ASSEMBLE-
Puff pastry sheet
2 Rashers bacon; (2 to 3)
1 sl Apple
1 Egg yolk mixed with 1 Tbsp
-milk to glaze
Mix all filling ingredients together except the breadcrumbs.
Slowly add breadcrumbs, mixing all the time, until you have a firm mixture.
This usually requires 2 or 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs.
Lay out large sheet of puff pastry on piece of baking paper placed on
baking tray.
Put down a layer of bacon rashers.
Add a layer of apple slices
Place filling mixture in the centre.
Fold up sides and ends and join at the top, pinching the pastry together to
seal it well.
Glaze top with the egg and milk mixture.
Bake in 190?C oven for 45 minutes, or until pie is golden brown.
Leftover potential: Keeps two or three days in the refrigerator.
Yields
6 servings