MBE v tigs78 chicken and leek pie challenge

jessicamb

Maybe a little hint for challengers: I think Saint Delia strongly advises cooking pastry in a metal dish to it doesnt go soggy . Maybe a proper old styler can confirm or deny?

chatta

http://www.welshfoodie.com/january_2003.htm

Apparently this is made with crusty pastry so should add to the confusion you both already are suffering from, :eek: plus neither of you seem to have a dish that fits the shape but hey ho it had welsh in the title, and all good welsh people know its where leeks were born

I think this is going to be a fun thread though :rotfl:

mrbadexample

tigs78 wrote:

Just spotted this and feel like a bit of a fraud now... I'm actually a girl:eek:

:eek: A girl! :rotfl: Well, when you told me how well you could cook, I naturally assumed you was a lad. :whistle:

tigs78 wrote:

I think that I am eligible for honourary bloke status though as I have lived off takeaways and readymeals for the last ten years (pre MSE obviously). I recently made an omelette for the first time EVER so that gives you an indication of my cooking ability, can I still play?

Hmmm...:think:....you do seem to be well qualified....yeah, you can still play. :j

mrbadexample

jessicamb wrote:

Maybe a little hint for challengers: I think Saint Delia strongly advises cooking pastry in a metal dish to it doesnt go soggy . Maybe a proper old styler can confirm or deny?

I haven't got a metal pie-dish. I really hope this isn't true.

Ruby_Pudding

mrbadexample wrote:

I haven't got a metal pie-dish. I really hope this isn't true.

I've cooked pastry in glass, metal and china dishes and it's turned out OK in all 3 so I wouldn't worry too much

jessicamb

Ruby_Pudding wrote:

I've cooked pastry in glass, metal and china dishes and it's turned out OK in all 3 so I wouldn't worry too much

Gladly stand corrected!

Can we have cake for dessert?

mrbadexample

jessicamb wrote:

Can we have cake for dessert?

I don't think I can cope with two courses on the same day.

I am a bloke, remember? :rotfl:

sry

Can we have cake for dessert?

If not cake can you manage ice cream??

mrbadexample

sry wrote:

If not cake can you manage ice cream??

Bring some round. I'll find room.

thriftlady_2

On the pastry question what about making shortcrust for the bottom crust and topping it with ready-made puff pastry ? Puff pastry is a bit wasted when its covered in wet filing but it is delicious on the top a pie