Pie

Wild Mushroom and Chestnut Pie

Prep45 min
Cook62 min
Total107 min
Serves6
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Method

Make it happen

  1. 01

    Rub the butter into the flour and salt, leaving a few pea-sized pieces. Add cold water gradually to bring the dough together. Roll into a rectangle, fold in thirds twice and chill for 30 minutes to make a quick rough-puff pastry.

  2. 02

    Roll pastry to 4 mm thick, large enough to cover a 24 cm pie dish.

  3. 03

    Fry mushrooms hard in butter until almost dry, then add onion and garlic and soften.

  4. 04

    Stir in flour, stock and chopped chestnuts; simmer until thick and finish with parsley. Cool before topping.

  5. 05

    Heat the oven to 190°C fan. Transfer the filling to a 24 cm pie dish and let it cool enough that it will not melt the pastry. Lay on the rolled pastry, press around the rim and cut two small steam holes.

  6. 06

    Bake for 37 minutes until the homemade pastry is puffed, deeply golden and cooked through. Rest 10 minutes before serving.