Name: Chicken and mushroom party pies
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 small brown onion (80g), chopped finely; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 400 gram minced (ground) chicken; 100 gram button mushrooms, chopped finely; 2 teaspoon plain (all-purpose) flour; 3/4 cup (180ml) pouring cream; 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives; 3 (sheets) shortcrust pastry; 1 egg, beaten lightly; 2 (sheets) puff pastry; 2 teaspoon sesame seeds

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 small brown onion (80g), chopped finely

1 clove garlic, crushed

400 gram minced (ground) chicken

100 gram button mushrooms, chopped finely

2 teaspoon plain (all-purpose) flour

3/4 cup (180ml) pouring cream

2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives

3 (sheets) shortcrust pastry

1 egg, beaten lightly

2 (sheets) puff pastry

2 teaspoon sesame seeds

Method

1.Heat oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat, cook onion and garlic, stirring, 5 minutes or until onion softens.

2.Add chicken and mushrooms, cook, stirring, until chicken changes colour. Add flour, cook, stirring, 1 minute.

3.Gradually stir in cream, cook, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in chives, cool.

4.Preheat oven to 200°C. Oil two 12-hole (2-tablespoon/40ml) deep flat-based patty pans.

5.Cut 24 x 7cm rounds from shortcrust pastry, press into pan holes. Brush edges with a little of the egg.

6.Spoon chicken mixture into pastry cases. Cut 24 x 6cm rounds from puff pastry, top pies with puff pastry lids. Press edges firmly to seal, brush tops with remaining egg, sprinkle with sesame seeds. Cut a small slit in top of each pie.

7.Bake pies 20 minutes or until browned lightly. Stand in pan 5 minutes before serving.

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