Scotch pie

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Scotch pie
A circular pie, about 8 cm in diameter and 4 cm high, on a dinner plate, with no accompaniments
A cooked, intact Scotch pie
Alternative namesMutton pie, shell pie, mince pie, football pie
TypeMeat pie
Place of originScotland
Serving temperatureHot or cold
Main ingredientsMutton or other meat, hot water crust pastry
  •   Media: Scotch pie
The same pie, partially eaten

A Scotch pie is a double-crust meat pie, traditionally filled with minced mutton (whereby also called a mutton pie) but now generally beef, sometimes lamb.[1][2] It may also be known as a shell pie to differentiate it from other varieties of savoury pie, such as the steak pie, steak and kidney pie, steak-and-tattie (potato) pie, and so forth. The Scotch pie originated in Scotland,[3] but can be found in other parts of the United Kingdom and abroad.[citation needed]

Consumption

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Scotch pies are often sold alongside other types of hot food in football grounds, traditionally accompanied by a drink of Bovril, resulting in the occasional reference to football pies. They are also often served hot by take-away restaurants and bakeries and at outdoor events. The hard crust enables it to be eaten by hand with no wrapping.

Ingredients and design

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The traditional filling of mutton is often highly spiced with black pepper and other ingredients and is placed inside a shell of hot water crust pastry. It is baked in a round, straight-sided tin, about 8 cm in diameter and 4 cm high, and the top "crust" (which is soft) is placed about 1 cm lower than the rim to make a space for adding accompaniments such as mashed potatoes, baked beans, brown sauce, gravy or an egg. Typically, there is a round hole of about 7.5 mm in the centre of the top crust.

Competition

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Every year, since 1999, Scottish Bakers,[4] a trade association, hold the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards.[5] The winner of the Scotch pie section of the competition is judged to be the World Champion.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Scotch pies". BBC Food. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ "The Fife Larder 2nd Edition by List Publishing Ltd - Issuu". issuu.com. 24 April 2012.
  3. ^ Classic Scots Cookery. Neil Wilson. 21 August 2011. ISBN 9781906476564.
  4. ^ "Scottish Bakers". Scottishbakers.org.
  5. ^ "World Scotch Pie Championship". Scottishbakers.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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