Piggy Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces leeks, sliced
• 1 lb lean boneless lamb, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 5 fluid ounces milk
• 2 1/2 fluid ounces table cream
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 8 ounces frozen puff pastry, thawed according to package directions

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f degrees.
• 2 par-boil the leeks for about 5 minutes.
• 3 drain well.
• 4 fill a pie dish with the leeks and lamb and pour in the milk.
• 5 cover with foil and bake for about 1 hour (don’t worry if it looks curdled).
• 6 stir the cream into the eggs, and then pour into the dish.
• 7 allow the pie to cool.
• 8 increase oven heat to 425f degrees.
• 9 roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to 2 inches wider than the dish.
• 10 cut a 1-inch strip from the outer edge and use this to line the dampened rim of the pie dish.
• 11 dampen the pastry rim with water, cover with the pastry lid and seal the edges well.
• 12 make a hole in the center of the pie and use pastry trimmings to decorate.
• 13 bake for about 25-30 minutes, until risen and golden brown.