Thursday, January 21, 2010

Leek and mushroom pie with cheesy wholemeal pastry


This recipie is one of my all time favourites.. its so easy and tastes amazing...



Cheese pastry:

90g Butter
90g Cheese, grated (1 1/4c)
1cup wholemeal flour
water

Soften Butter and cream with cheese. Add flour and mix until the dough holds together. Knead gently, adding water if too crumbly. Chill for one hour
then press into greased flan tin. Pre bake for 10-12 mins at 190C.

Filling:

garlic
1 Leek, thinly sliced
1 large carrot, grated,
1tsp oregano
mushrooms sliced, 100g
salt and pepper
oil

Fry these all up in a pan starting with garlic and leeks, add the rest and cook for 5 mins, if looks too dry add some warm water. Take off heat

Sauce:

100g Butter
5T flour
salt and pepper
1C milk
2T parmesan cheese
pinch of cayenne pepper
dash soy sauce
oregeno and mixed herbs (watever u wanna put in)

In a saucepan melt the butter, stir in the flour and cook for 2 mins making a rue. Add the millk gradually and sir over a medium heat
until very thick but still able to be stirred easily. Add parmesan cheese and seasonings. stir into the vegetables and mix well. pile into
the pastry case and bake at 190C for 30 mins, covering with tin foil for the first 20 mins. YUM!!!

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