Rose's April Shop Watch: Traditional Plate Pie Dish
A traditional plate pie dish
Amazon
What?
Falcon blue and white enamelled plate pie dish
Why?
For a traditional plate pie you need a traditional plate pie dish
My husband requests a traditional plate pie when I am making him an apple pie – one with the pastry above and below the apple filling. This is almost certainly because he comes from Lancashire. So if I am making an old- fashioned traditional pie then I want an old-fashioned traditional pie dish to cook it on – an enamelled blue and white one – and this is just that. I used to use a Pyrex one, but it was never the same. This one is made by Falcon, and comes in a set of 4 in various sizes and you can buy it through Amazon. I have opted for the largest - a 26cm set - as I plan on using it for a party for Easter Sunday lunch served with real custard
If it were up to me I would buy a deeper pie dish and fill it with lots of apple filling and just have the pastry on top, but then that’s probably because I like my apple to pastry ratio greater. (By the way Falcon do these dishes too). As it is I pile as much of the filling as I can onto the pastry base and make a larger circle of pastry to stretch over it. But whichever way you like your apple pie you can cook it in this lovely enamel pie dish.
And don’t just stop at apple pies or even fruit pies, Make your steak and kidney pie as a plate pie (Delia's recipe) or a meat and potato pie. In my book, any traditional pie deserves a traditional pie dish.
Conclusion:
The dish maketh the pie
Product Details:
Set of 4 Traditional White Enamel Plate Roasting Baking 26cm
also available in size 20, 22 and 24cm
£14.99