Recession Proof GLP...Plate-Pie recipes

Plate pies make your ingrediants go further; one tin of corned beef or minced beef should easily make 3 or 4 family size pies. You can freeze them.

Plate pies are good eaten hot or cold. Enjoy.


Savoury

Ingrediants;

Flour
Lard/fat
a pinch of salt
water


Pastry;

Mix flour, salt and lard/fat until mixture resembles bread crumbs; add water until mixture makes a none sticky dough.

Knead roughly then roll out to plate size.

You need a bottom and a top for each plate.

Don't forget to grease and flour your plate before lining with pastry!

Filling;

Corned beef/minced beef
any vegetables you like

Wash vegetables throughly; do not peel but chop or dice.

Simmer vegetables until soft and cooked, drain and allow to cool, then mix with the corned beef or minced beef.

Place filling between pastry on plates, brush with milk or water, lightly sprinkle with salt and cook.





SWEET Plate Pies >>>

Pastry as above; filling; cheap apples and sugar with cinnamon or raisins.

Simply simmer apples with sugar (and or cinnamon and or raisins)

When tender, put between pastry on plates and cook as above.