Today I made a pie, and it was lush.
Pack casserole steak (£1.00 from last weeks reduced Co-op haul)
1 onion (5p)
2 potatoes (12p)
2 carrots (8p)
Dash Henderson's relish (free, cause stolen from pub whilst drunk. Bad Badger)
2 tbsp gluten free gravy granules (20p)
Shake of pepper and dried herbs (5p)
Mugful boiling water
Whack all of the above in a slow cooker for about 6 hours on high.
Make pastry the usual way by mixing the flour and xantham gum, then rubbing in the baking marg til it's like breadcrumbs, then add however much cold water is needed to bind it. Rest it in a fridge for a while, then roll it out super carefully, as gluten free pastry is a bitch to handle. Feel smug if you manage to do it one go.
100g gluten free flour (free from a box of samples for coeliacs)
50g baking marge (15p)
1tsp xantham gum (5p)
Cold water to bind.
Assemble pie in a beautiful Villeroy and Boch dish that your dad's neighbours have recently given you. Marvel at the beautiful dish, and feel slightly scared that you own a piece of bakeware that costs around £60. Forget to glaze your pie, as you're so scared of breaking the dish.
Makes 4 portions, 42.5p each. If you had it with mash or yorkies then it'd probably easy do 6 portions.
Pack casserole steak (£1.00 from last weeks reduced Co-op haul)
1 onion (5p)
2 potatoes (12p)
2 carrots (8p)
Dash Henderson's relish (free, cause stolen from pub whilst drunk. Bad Badger)
2 tbsp gluten free gravy granules (20p)
Shake of pepper and dried herbs (5p)
Mugful boiling water
Whack all of the above in a slow cooker for about 6 hours on high.
Make pastry the usual way by mixing the flour and xantham gum, then rubbing in the baking marg til it's like breadcrumbs, then add however much cold water is needed to bind it. Rest it in a fridge for a while, then roll it out super carefully, as gluten free pastry is a bitch to handle. Feel smug if you manage to do it one go.
100g gluten free flour (free from a box of samples for coeliacs)
50g baking marge (15p)
1tsp xantham gum (5p)
Cold water to bind.
Assemble pie in a beautiful Villeroy and Boch dish that your dad's neighbours have recently given you. Marvel at the beautiful dish, and feel slightly scared that you own a piece of bakeware that costs around £60. Forget to glaze your pie, as you're so scared of breaking the dish.
Bake for 35 mins, serve with peas and scoff. Ideally the peas will be a freebie that someone gave you, and even though you don't like peas you will eat them because a) they need eating, and b) everyone knows pie and peas were meant to be eaten together.
Makes 4 portions, 42.5p each. If you had it with mash or yorkies then it'd probably easy do 6 portions.
