Spring Form Pie

The Farmers Wife is a Coronation St. Fan.

While watching the show,

The Farmer noticed a pie in a display case.

Not just any pie. This pie is tall with a crown-like top.

Its golden colour makes The Farmer hungry every time he sees it.
Coronation St. is on every weeknight so The Farmer gets hungry a lot.

So when The Farmer saw this for $3 at Winners he had to give it a go.

Carrots need a little head start so they go in first.

Then cauliflower, broccoli and some chopped nappa cabbage.

The Farmer has made mushroom soup from scratch before.
That would not have fit into today's time frame.

The soup makes the veggies nice and creamy.

Now for the onion and mushroom mix that will be mixed with the ground beef.

Even mushrooms can use the punch of a can of soup.

These will sit now while the beef is cooked.

That is a lot of ground.

The addition of this years hot pepper mix is a must.
The Farmer got into a groove and forgot to take photos.
So imagine this, A pan of beautifully cooked ground beef.
Now add a creamy mix of mushrooms and onions aided by the Campbell's soup co.

Now its off to see the doctor.
DR. Oetker to be exact.
These mixes are nice to have on hand.
The Farmer uses them on occasions when he gets bored.

All you do is add a little butter and cold water to the mix

It gets cut in and kneaded onto a ball.
Of course dirty hands don't take pictures. 

Not to worry this is not Narcos, Pablo Escobar is in prison.
This is just a bit of flour so the crust can be rolled out.

The Farmers Wife was walking past the kitchen.
 Presto a new camera person!

The phone rang argh!
So The Farmer has filled the form to the half way mark unseen.

Yesterdays fermented lemon jalapeno mashed potatoes separate the layers.

There wasn't enough room to add the mashed to the top layer.

A piece of dough was set aside in the fridge to make the top.

This looks larger in the pic. than it was.

See it fits nice.

A mix of a little water and egg gets brushed onto the top.

 You have to cut a vent hole of some kind in the top.

The Doctor prescribed a 25 minute stint in the 450 degree oven. 

Now a 15 minute rest before attempting to open the form.

Tada!!

Fast forward.
One night of refrigeration has hopefully set it up for a clean cut. 

That's one!

That's two!

Wow!
The Farmer is thrilled with the result.
Two pieces have been wrapped up and put in the freezer.
Two more are wrapped and waiting in the fridge for tonight's dinner.

There is a side story to this odyssey.
What to do with left over egg wash?
 The farmer hates to waste anything.

Break out the cast iron.

Luckily for The Farmer, there is still lots of filling in the fridge.

YUM!