Raised French Pie (No. 18)

The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's ... · Kitchiner, William · 1817

Source: The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual
Status: success · extracted 13 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (6)

two pounds of flour ↝ Flour, 00 [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
as directed (No. 5)
coarse flour or bran ↝ Flour, semolina, coarse and semi-coarse [Cereal Grains and Pasta]
yelk of egg ↝ Egg, whole, raw [Eggs and omelets]
the same kind of paste ↝ Guava paste [Jams, syrups, toppings]
a fricassee of chicken, rabbit, or any other entrée most convenient

Instructions (10)

Make about two pounds of flour into a paste, as directed (No. 5); knead it well, and into the shape of a ball.
Press your thumb into the centre, and work it by degrees into any shape (oval or round is the most general), till about five inches high.
Put it on a sheet of paper, and fill it with coarse flour or bran.
Roll out a covering for it about the same thickness as the sides.
Cement its sides with the yelk of egg.
Cut the edges quite even, and pinch it round with the finger and thumb.
Yelk of egg it over with a paste-brush, and ornament it in any way fancy may direct, with the same kind of paste.
Bake it of a fine brown colour, in a slow oven.
When done, cut out the top, remove the flour or bran, brush it quite clean, and fill it up with a fricassee of chicken, rabbit, or any other entrée most convenient.
Send it to table with a napkin under.

Original Text

Raised French Pie.—(No. 18.)

Make about two pounds of flour into a paste, as directed (No. 5); knead it well, and into the shape of a ball; press your thumb into the centre, and work it by degrees into any shape (oval or round is the most general), till about five inches high; put it on a sheet of paper, and fill it with coarse flour or bran; roll out a covering for it about the same thickness as the sides; cement its sides with the yelk of egg; cut the edges quite even, and pinch it round with the finger and thumb, yelk of egg it over with a paste-brush, and ornament it in any way fancy may direct, with the same kind of paste. Bake it of a fine brown colour, in a slow oven; and when done, cut out the top, remove the flour or bran, brush it quite clean, and fill it up with a fricassee of chicken, rabbit, or any other entrée most convenient. Send it to table with a napkin under.

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