Smoked Haddock, Spinach And Cheese Sauce Pie

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g smoked haddock fillets (2-3 fillets)
• 2 1/2 cups cooked spinach
• salt and pepper (optional)
• 1 sheet ready made puff pastry
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup grated medium sharp cheddar
• 3 cups milk
• 3 teaspoons cornflour
• 1 fresh egg, mixed with
• water

Recipe

• 1 to make cheese sauce, mix cornflour with a little water to make a runny paste.
• 2 melt butter in saucepan.
• 3 add milk and bring to near boiling point.
• 4 add the cornflour mix slowly and stir until milk is fairly thick.
• 5 add grated cheese and stir until melted. take off stove and set to one side.
• 6 grease a round baking dish and spread the spinach evenly on the base.
• 7 season spinach with a little salt and pepper (optional).
• 8 cut smoked haddock into bite size pieces and place on top of the spinach.
• 9 pour cheese sauce over the spinach and haddock and allow to cool.
• 10 drape the pastry over the dish and gently push down the sides.
• 11 trim the excess pastry by running around the edge of the dish with the back of a knife.
• 12 use left over pastry to make a decoration on the top. (optional).
• 13 make 4 – 6 fork holes in the pastry.
• 14 brush egg wash over the pastry.
• 15 bake at 160ºc or 320ºf for approx 25 minutes or until pasty is golden.