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Rhubarb, prune and apple pork pies
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Rhubarb, prune and apple pork pies

28 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Makes 1 three-tiered pie openrecipes

Three stacked pork pies each flavoured with a hint of fruit. Try it as a centrepiece for a buffet or even as a savoury alternative to a wedding cake.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1285
Calories
53g
Protein
51g
Fat
153g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 20 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pork 100g cooked 242
Lard 1 tbsp (12.8g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
White Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Sage 1 tsp ground (0.7g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Rhubarb not in our table 0
Prune not in our table 0
Mace not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks rhubarb
  • 40g/1½oz caster sugar
  • 1 eating apple
  • 6 prunes
  • unsalted butter
  • 575g/1lb 4½oz plain flour
  • 575g/1lb 4½oz strong white bread flour
  • pinch flaked sea salt
  • 400g/14oz lard
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 3 fresh bay leaves
  • 1.5kg/3lb 5oz boned pork shoulder
  • 500g/1lb 2oz pork belly
  • 250g/9oz streaky bacon
  • 2 tsp ground white pepper
  • 1 tsp ground mace
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 7 sage
  • 3 fresh bay leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 3 tsp flaked sea salt
  • 10 prunes
  • 40g/1⅓oz sugar
  • 2 Bramley apples
  • 2 sticks rhubarb
  • fresh edible flowers, such as violas and pansies
  • fresh bay leaves
  • few springs fresh flatleaf parsley

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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