Electric pie makers and recipe ideas ;)

[nazar]

guess what l did today  while l was shopping
l got a pie maker
 so for tea  l got chicken casserole out the freezer and made pies
its great as my 11 year old son would not eat the casserole but he ate 2pies
l would never of thought to buy one but hearing you ladies talk it sound like a good idea
as l also need to sort out my freezer, its a start so that good
 
l also saw on a really good special a valcuum sealer
so now they both live at my house and they are both very happy and so am l
 

[cookie1]

I have to admit I went looking at pie makers this morning. The idea of making quiches in them is great.

[judydawn]

Didn't take you long to get back into the action Cookie 

[Halex]

Does anyone else find this.

I make my own pastry and the pies seem to be too much pastry and not enough filling. I am worried that if I roll it too thin the pastry wont hold.

Hally

[Yvette]

I buy my pastry Hally and it is just perfect

[fundj&e]

If i were to make my own pastry for pies for the pie maker i would roll it in my pasta machine

[leesmac78]

What a fabulous idea!  I am ecstatic about that!!!! I cannot wait to try it.

xxx

 

[Halex]

Thanks fundj will try that
H

[Decadent Dot]

It's no Good,, You all got me interested and so I bought a pie maker!    The various gadget makers must be thrilled when one of their machines are mentioned on this forum as it seems guaranteed to make sales. 
Well I made some chicken and mushroom pies using some left over chicken. I planned for them to be a tasty snack for my DS,DDIL and DGS for when they arrived down from Aberdeen to  see me this weekend. I have put the recipe in main dishes Dots Chicken and mushroom pies
and here is my picture of the finished pies. They were very tasty and I thought nice looking too. The filling was just the right consistency and the pastry was cooked well on the bottom.  I am thinking apple Charlotte today in the pie maker of course.
 

[Cornish Cream]

They do look good Dot,lucky family 

[Yvette]

They do look good Dot

[cookie1]

I think that has convinced me Dot. I will get one. Did you make your own pastry for them?

[Decadent Dot]

Absolutely Cookie! Not using the Thermomix is a bit like keeping a dog and barking yourself 
The pastry I used is almost instantly made in the Thermomix. It is as quick as opening and unfolding your store bought packets. I can certainly see the advantage of buying puff pastry because of the time in making this but a shortcrust pastry is a dream in the Thermomix. Click on the link of my original message to take you to the recipe.

[andiesenji]

Last night, just as I was dropping off to sleep, I had a sudden memory recall.
I'm pretty sure I have an old Sunbeam pie maker that is still in it's original box, never used, somewhere in my storage building.  

I don't know what prompted that memory popping to the surface but now I have to go out there and hunt around (after setting off a couple of bug bombs to kill the black widows that have taken over and established their territories during the past few months) to see if I can find it.  I've already had a look through the storeroom in the house and couldn't find it - although I did find some other things that I had forgotten about.  

This gives me an excuse for poking around out there to see what else I can find.  I know I have a large box full of old teapots that haven't seen the light of day for at least fifteen years.  Lord knows what else I will find.  But it's fun looking.

[Halex]

Andisenji,

How exciting, cant wait  to hear what exciting things you have found. i love teapots, i wanted to collect them at one stage but lack of spacd

Hope you find that pie maker.

Hally