Scots Mutton Pies Or Scotch Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 ounces drippings
• 1/2 pint water
• 1 lb flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces lean mutton
• 1 small onion, chopped
• salt and pepper
• beaten egg
• gravy

Recipe

• 1 pastry:.
• 2 make the pastry by putting dripping and ½ pint of water in a saucepan. bring to the boil. sieve flour and salt, make well in the centre and pour in the hot liquid.
• 3 mix to a dough with a knife, then knead on a floured board till free of cracks. cut off a quarter of the pastry and keep it warm. line six small tins or shape some cases round the base of a glass.
• 4 filling:.
• 5 cut the mutton into small pieces and mix with the chopped onion. add the seasoning. use a little stock to moisten and fill the pies, put on the lids, wetting the edges and sticking them firmly together. make a hole in the top of each. brush the pies with a little beaten egg. bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes. serve hot, filling them up with a little hot gravy.