Balsamic Bacon Glaze
A SIMPLE WAY TO MAKE THE HUMBLE SNAG A BIT ‘POSH’
INGREDIENTS
- 1 x jar Finn’s Kitchen Smoked Bacon and Mushroom Pasta Sauce
- 1 ¾ cups shredded chicken
- ½ cup tinned champignons (rinsed drained and diced)
- 4x shortcrust pastry sheets (thawed)
- 4x puff pastry sheets (thawed)
- 1x teaspoon of thyme leaves
- ½ a teaspoon of chopped tarragon
- ¼ cup of grated mozzarella cheese
- 1x beaten egg (for egg wash)
- 1x teaspoon of water (for egg wash)
- I x cup of uncooked rice (for blind baking)
Method
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Preheat the oven to 180.C. Lightly spray pie pans with oil. If you don’t have pie pans, you can use a cupcake tray.
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In a bowl combine the Finn’s Kitchen Smoked Bacon and Mushroom Pasta Sauce, shredded chicken, diced champignons, thyme, tarragon and mozzarella cheese. Stir to combine. Then refrigerate.
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Cut shortcrust pastry to fit the pie pan. Repeat for each pie.
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Cover each with baking paper and ¼ cup of uncooked rice. Blind bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven, discard the baking paper and uncooked rice.
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Generously spoon the filling into each pie base, being careful not to fill past the rim of the pie mould.
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Cut one sheet of puff pastry to fit the top of the pie. Trim off and discard any excess dough. Repeat for each pie.
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Use a fork to crimp the puff pastry top to the shortcrust pastry base.
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In a separate bowl, mix the beaten egg and water to form the egg wash. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the top of each pie.
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Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the the puff pastry is fully cooked.
Serves 4 as a substantial pie portion, but with smaller pie moulds, could make 10- 12 mini pies.
