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A Scotch pie is a small, 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.
 A cooked, intact Scotch pie | |
| Alternative names | Mutton pie, shell pie, mince pie, football pie |
|---|---|
| Type | Meat pie |
| Place of origin | Scotland |
| Serving temperature | Hot or cold |
| Main ingredients | Mutton or other meat, hot water crust pastry |
The Scotch pie originated in Scotland,[3] but can be found in other parts of the United Kingdom and abroad.[citation needed]
Consumption
editScotch 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
editThe 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 7.5mm in the centre of the top crust.
Competition
editEvery 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
edit- List of lamb dishes
- List of pies, tarts and flans
- Killie pie – a steak and gravy pie
- Rabbit pie – pie consisting of rabbit meat in a gravy
References
edit- ^ "Scotch pies". BBC Food. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "The Fife Larder 2nd Edition by List Publishing Ltd - Issuu". issuu.com. 24 April 2012.
- ^ Classic Scots Cookery. Neil Wilson. 21 August 2011. ISBN 9781906476564.
- ^ "Scottish Bakers". Scottishbakers.org.
- ^ "World Scotch Pie Championship". Scottishbakers.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
External links
edit- "Dumfries bakery lands World Scotch Pie title". BBC News.
- "Aiming high for the best Scotch pie". BBC News Online. November 18, 2004.
- "World Scotch Pie champion named". BBC News Online. November 30, 2004.