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Steak and kidney pie | Harry Potter

Bryton Taylor @ Food in Literature
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 -9 pies

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • 2.5 cups plain flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup | 225g unsalted butter chilled
  • 1/4-1/3 cup water
  • extra melted butter

Steak and kidney pie

  • 500 g chuck steak
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • ~1/2 cup red wine
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 lamb kidneys

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 200C | 400F.
  • Spray a muffin pan (or mini pie pans if you have them) with cooking oil.
  • In your mixer, add the flour and salt.
  • Chop up the butter into small cubes. Mix into the flour and salt until it becomes a course meal texture.
  • Slowly pour in the water in a slow stream. If the dough is too sticky add more flour. If too dry, add more water.
  • Roll out to ⅛-inch thickness.
  • Split the dough in half- one half for the base, one half for the tops.
  • Use a large glass or round cookie cutter to cut out circles of dough. It's handy to use a slightly smaller glass for the tops, but measure it against your own muffin tins.
  • Press the base dough circles into the muffin tin.
  • For the dough tops, cut a small opening in the centre of each and set aside.
  • Cut out the white centre of the lamb kidneys and discard.
  • Very finely chop up both the beef and the lamb kidneys. Mix together in a bowl.
  • Sprinkle the salt and cayenne pepper over the meat and stir to distribute.
  • Scoop the mixture into the muffin tins, adding a bit more in the centre to help keep the rounded pie top shape.
  • When filled, pour a little red wine in.
  • Press the dough tops on, and use a fork to press the edges together.
  • Finish by brushing some melted butter on top of the dough.
  • Pop into the hot oven and cook for ~30 minutes.
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