Pork Pie

Pork Pie
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Not every pie needs to be filled with sweetness. Instead, use pork in the form of lard to flavor your pie crust and two kinds of pork sausage to fill your pie. This recipe by Leah Eskin was adapted from the “Great British Baking Show" and appeared in the Chicago Tribune.
Prep Time
45
minutes
Cook Time
60
minutes
Servings
8
servings
Pork pie
Total time: 1.73 hours
Ingredients
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup bread flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 5 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
  • 5 tablespoon lard (or substitute vegetable shortening)
  • 1/3 cup boiling water, plus more as needed
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon cream or milk
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 ounce dried apricots, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 pound fresh chorizo sausage, casings removed
  • 1/2 pound fresh bratwurst sausage, casings removed
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
Directions
  1. To make pastry, whisk together both types of flour and the salt in a large bowl.
  2. Drop in butter and rub to crumbs.
  3. Stir together lard and boiling water until melted; drizzle over flour and stir with a wooden spoon until dough comes together. (If dry, add a little more hot water.)
  4. Shape into two disks, one with two-thirds of the dough, one with the remainder.
  5. Wrap and chill.
  6. For the filling, season chicken with salt, thyme, zest and pepper.
  7. Stir in apricots.
  8. In a separate bowl, crumble together both types of sausage; mix in onions.
  9. Butter an 8-inch springform pan.
  10. Roll out the larger pastry disk to a thin 14-inch circle and fit into the pan.
  11. Scatter in half the sausage mixture.
  12. Scrape in all the chicken mixture.
  13. Finish with remaining sausage.
  14. Roll out the smaller portion of dough and trim to an 8 1/2-inch circle.
  15. Fit on this lid.
  16. Trim and crimp edges.
  17. Snip in a vent.
  18. Whisk together the egg and cream.
  19. Brush top of pie with egg wash.
  20. Set pan on a baking sheet.
  21. Bake at 375, brushing top once or twice with egg wash, until browned, 60 to 70 minutes.
  22. Allow to cool.
  23. Slice into wedges.
  24. Enjoy warm or room temperature.
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