Vegetable Pie

For the month of july , the Challenge on Baking eggless group was Veg version of meat pie. It was solely suggested by Gayathri from Gayathri's cookspot . I was in a guilt that i was not able to particiate in the last months challenge , so this month i finished these cute little pies before the date.These are super crispy pies vanished in minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

The change i made was in the pie crust . I used my usual pie crust recipe .

 

Recipe for the Pie Crust :

 

All Purpose Flour - 1 Cup

Baking Powder - 1/4 TSPN

Butter - 1/2 Stick = 1/4  cup( ColdTempreture )

Salt- 1/4 TSPN

Sugar - 1 TSPN

Ice Cold Milk - 3-4 TBLSN

 

Recipe for the Filling :

 

Carrots - Chopped really small

Celery - Chpped really small

Onions Chopped Really small

Garlic - Chopped really small

Pepper

Salt

Butter - 2 TSPN

 

For the white sauce:

 

Milk

All Purpose flour

Butter

Salt

pepper

 

Instrucions:

 

To make the dough:

 

1. Mix all the dry ingredients.

2. Then mix the cold butter with  the dry ingredients.

3. Once the flour is crumbly add milk and form it in to a dough.

4. Knead it for 2 minutes , cover it with a cling wrap , Rest it for 20 - 30 minutes.

 

To Make the filling :

 

1. In a pan melt the butter , add garlic and onions , allow it to cook.

2. Once it is cooked add carrots and celery sprinkle with salt and and pepper.

3. Allow it to cook .

 

THESE 4TH AND 5TH STEP SHOULD BE DONE AFTER ARRANGING THE PIE CRUST:

 

4. Once it is cooked , make the whitesauce add the cooked vegetables and cheese .

5.Give it a good mix. Make sure the filling is semi liquid.

 

( Making the white sauce at the last minute is to avoid the white sauce from getting thick .)

 

Arranging and Assembling the Pie :

 

1. Preheat the oven @ 350F

2.Greace the muffin pan.

3. Roll out the dough  , Cut it into circle to fit  into the muffin pan .

4. Once the dough is arranged in a muffin pan , using a folk prick it at the bottom of the pie.

5. Fill the pie to its 2/3rd .

6. Cover the pie in a same procedure .
7. Using a folk ,seal the edges in the pie .
8. Bake it for 20-25 minutes.