7. Flash-freeze on the baking tray then place the pie in a freezer bag.
FOOD Recipe Pie
To reheat: Oven : Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Place the frozen pie on a lined baking tray and cook for 45–55 minutes, covering with foil if it’s browning too quickly.
The Batch Lady’s festive Camembert puff pie recipe By PA “A glorious centrepiece!” says time-saving guru Suzanne Mulholland.“This is a ‘cook ahead’ recipe and some elements are cooked before freezing, but it will need further cooking once out of the fridge/freezer.”
If cooking now:
Follow the method in the ‘making ahead’ section up until the end of step 6.
To cook in an oven: Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Cook on a lined baking tray for 35–40 minutes until golden, covering with foil if it’s browning too quickly. To cook in an air fryer: Preheat the air fryer to 170°C and line the basket with baking parchment. Cook for 35–40 minutes until golden, covering with foil if it’s browning too quickly.
Festive Camembert puff pie
Ingredients (Prep: 20 minutes, serves 6)
500g frozen butternut squash chunks 2tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, diced 1tsp frozen chopped garlic 300g chestnut mushrooms, sliced 1 x 500g block of puff pastry Plain flour, for dusting 150g Camembert cheese, cut into slices 2tbsp cranberry sauce
1 egg, beaten
Method (if making ahead for the fridge or freezer)
To cook in an oven:
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Drizzle the squash with olive oil and season well, then roast on a baking tray for 20–25 minutes until golden.
2. Fry the onion and garlic in the remaining oil until soft, add the mushrooms and cook for 5–6 minutes.
3. Combine the cooked mushrooms and squash in a bowl and leave to cool.
4. Cut the pastry in half and roll out both pieces on a lightly floured surface to a £1 coin thickness. Cut a 23cm circle from one (use a plate as a template) and a 28cm circle from the other. 5. Place the smaller circle onto a parchment-lined baking tray.Add the mushroom and squash, leaving a 2.5cm gap at the edges.Top with the Camembert and the cranberry sauce. 6. Brush the pastry edges with beaten egg, then lay the larger pastry circle on top. Press around the edges with a fork. Brush all over with egg and decorate with leftover pastry, cut into shapes.
Photo: festive Camembert Puff Pie.
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