National Baking Week - Getting Britain Baking

Individual Chicken, Leek and Ham Pies Individual Chicken, Leek and Ham Pies
President Butter

Ingredients:

375g packet of ready rolled shortcrust pastry
1 500g jar of readymade creamy mushroom sauce
1 small leek, finely sliced
100g cooked chicken, shredded
100g cooked ham, cut into cubes

Store Cupboard:
Président Unsalted Butter
1 British Lion egg

Serves 4

Individual Chicken, Leek and Ham Pies

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Grease the Pyrex 4 Cup Pudding Tray.
Turn out the ready rolled pastry onto a floured surface and using a 12cm round cutter make 4 circles to form the base of each pie. Take a 10cm round cutter and cut a further 4 circles which will create the lids.
Line the Pyrex 4 Cup Pudding Tray with the 12cm pastry circles ensuring a rim is left on each pie.
Heat the readymade creamy mushroom sauce.
In a Pyrex Saucepan, sauté the sliced leeks over a medium heat with a knob of Président Butter until softened, taking approximately 5 minutes.
Add the sautéed leeks, the shredded chicken and the cooked ham to the heated sauce and season to taste.
Generously spoon the filling into the Pyrex 4 Cup Pudding Tray so that the surface of the filling is slightly rounded.
Place the lids on top of the individual pies pressing the edges of the pastry together to seal the pies. Crimp the edges by pushing your thumb into the rim of the pastry and, using the thumb and forefinger of the other hand, gently pinch the pastry
so that it is pushed up by this action. Continue around the edges of each individual pie.
Using the tip of a sharp knife make a few slits in the lid of each pie, so that the filling is visible, and glaze the pies with egg wash. Bake in the oven for 20 - 25 minutes until the pastry is golden.

Equipment:

Pyrex 4 Cup Pudding Tray
Pyrex Saucepan
10 & 12cm Round Pastry
Cutters
Pastry Brush

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These will make a popular dinner, consider preparing a couple of batches and freezing some for another day.
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