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Lattice Pie
Lattice or Fish Pie cooked in flaky pastry
Ingredients
310 g can smoked fish, drained and flaked
black pepper
2 sheets pre-rolled flaky pastry
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
2 tablespoons Edmonds plain baking flour
3/4 cup milk
Method
Melt butter in a saucepan
Add onion and cook until clear
Stir in curry powder
Cook for 30 seconds
Stir in flour and cook until frothy
Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until mixture boils and thickens
Remove from heat
Add fish, and pepper to taste
Stir then set aside until cool
Place a sheet of pastry on oven tray
Spread fish mixture over pastry, leaving a 2 cm edge all the way round
Dampen this edge lightly with water
Carefully fold second sheet of pastry in half
From centre fold make 1.5 cm wide cuts to within 2 cm of edge
Open pastry out and carefully lift over filling
Press edges firmly together
Lightly beat egg yolk and brush top surface of pastry with this mixture, making sure egg does not drip down sides as this will prevent pastry from rising
Cook at 220°C for 20 minutes or until golden and well risen
Serves 4 - 6