Thursday, June 12, 2014

Crisp Crust Mince Pie

500 g cooked mutton, 2 large onions, 1/2 packet Kraft cheese, pepper and salt, 1/3 cup vinegar, 2 teaspoons sugar, 2 teaspoons Holbrook's sauce, hot water, 2&1/2 cups cornflakes, 1 egg, 2 tablespoons butter. 

For Gravy: 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 cup tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon vegemite, 1&1/2 cups water, flour or cornflour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pinch of sugar.

Method: Mince together the mutton, onion and cheese. Take the vinegar, sugar and sauce with sufficient hot water to fill a cup. Pour this over the mince and mix well. Place all in a pie dish, cover with the following crust. Crush the cornflakes, add to them the beaten egg and melted butter. Mix well and place on top of mince. Bake in a fairly hot oven until nicely browned. For the gravy, mix milk, tomato sauce, vegemite and water. Bring to boil and thicken with flour or cornflour. Add salt and sugar.

Source: contributed by Mrs E. Spiers (Hawker) in The South Australian Country Women's Association Inc. Calendar of Meat and Fish Recipes in Metric. One for Every Day in the Year. Also Special Mornay Supplement (Adelaide: 1975), p.4 [Jan. 15 - "Additional Prize"].

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