Pastie Pie

I thought it might end up a disaster... 

Pastie pie is a favorite recipe of ours, and while the recipe allows for some alteration, it's best not to mess with perfection. But, sometimes you have to! 

All my lard was frozen solid in the freezer, so I went with the tallow in my fridge. What's the difference? Lard is made from pig fat and tallow from beef fat. 

I also didn't have any meat thawed, so it ended up a veggie pie. I shredded potatoes, carrots from the garden, onions from the garden, and turnips and rutabaga from the garden. Eggs from our chickens were the binding agent. Salt and pepper to taste. 

To check if it was finished cooking, I broke through the crust in the center to check the tenderness of the potatoes. 

Once it had finished, it seemed a bit dry, so I used chatgpt to come up with a quick sauce. We actually had a half cup of goat milk cream languishing in the fridge (it had definitely turned to clabber, the precourser to cheese), so it gave the sauce a delightful tangy flavor!