Beef and Bacon Pie

Howdy!

Game of Thrones is back!! Woooooo! 

To celebrate I made a Modern Beef and Bacon Pie that Craig picked out, from the Game of Thrones Cookbook. 

We also found a GOT beer for the occasion! Very hardy he he! 

Also please don't mind my silly videos, it's been a long week. :)

To start I made pie dough (from page 9) using spice, egg yolk, flour, water and butter. I decided to do the pre-cooked crust, but won't next time...that will allow more room to mold the crust around the bacon.

I rolled the dough out with the empty brew he he!

Start creating your bacon lattice, going over and under each piece. Create a large square of bacon and place in oven. Bake for 10 mins and then remove.  

Next, in a pan, cook the veggies-onion, potatoes and carrots. We decided to add in some mushroom and garlic, for a more flavorful taste. Stir and cook until onion is golden.

Add the floured beef and cook until browned. Then mix in the beef broth and seasoning. 

Once well cooked, let the meat cool. Then add to the pie.

 Place to the bacon lattice on top and place in oven. Bake for 40 mins. 

Let stand and serve!

I tried asking Craig what he thought...but all I got was a bunch of mumbles...his mouth was too full of bacon! LOL

Also, after placing in the fridge over night for some tasty left overs, it's easily cut into perfect pie slices. 

Great for serving to guests. 

Thanks for joining me! -Bunny 

Elizabethan Lemon Cakes

Continuing with the Game of Thrones cookbook I decided to make Elizabethan Lemon Cakes, Sansa's Favorite! 

These cakes...or cookies turned out to be completely delicious!

These cookie-cakes were rather simple to make. Start by mixing the flour and sugar. Then folding in the butter, lemon zest and eggs (1 egg, 2 egg yolks). 

  Mix thoroughly and add more flower if needed. 

The dough took some time to mix to make it easy to shape. The recipe suggests that you can add some water or lemon juice if the dough is a bit dry. 

Roll dough into balls about an inch across and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minuets, until slightly golden, then remove from oven and let cool. 

Start mixing your confection sugar and milk to make the icing. Once the cookies have cooled, lightly drizzle frosting on top and TADA!! Yummy yummy lemon cakes!

Sansa would be proud! 

-Bunny

The South-Arya's Tarts

Hey there! 

Okay I finally made Arya's Snitched Tarts from the Game of Thrones Cookbook. I chose to do the modern version, which is a little less complicated. 

Still...I had some problems with execution, but the overall taste of the tarts turned out really well. 

The problem I had involved not having the right "tools" and that the instructions on how to prepare the dough-sheets is a little confusing. I did not have a round cookie cutter and none of my glasses turned out to be sharp enough to make a proper circle (that was the plan). I ended up with only a few to work with. I should have been more prepared to begin with LOL! But that's how we learn. Shall we begin?

To start you want to lay out your pastry sheets on a flowered surface. Then use a 3 to 4 inch round cookie cutter or glass to cut out 4 rounds from each sheet to make 16 total. Place 4 pastry rounds on each baking sheet and pierce with a fork, all over.  

 Next use a 3 1/2 inch round cutter to cut out smaller rounds from the center of the remaining 8 rounds, to form rings. Brush the outer edges with whisked/beaten egg, and top each with the pastry ring. Then set in freezer for 30 mins. Preheat the oven to 375. 

Unfortunately I am pretty sure that I did this part wrong (making the pastry rounds)...or just not exactly as they intended me too. Either way they still turned out delicious, maybe I can play around with the extra dough and find myself a good cookie cutter he he. 

Remove pastries from freezer. 

Mix the cheese, salt and lemon juice together. Spread mixture inside the rings of each frozen pastry round. 

Cut Gala apple into slices/wedges and overlap on top of rounds. Combine butter and honey and brush over top of the apple slices. Add a sprinkle of allspice and candied nuts on top (optional). 

Then place in the oven for 30 mins or until apples tender and pastries are golden. Remove tartlets from oven, let cool for a few mins. Drizzle some extra honey on top and serve!

Arya's Tarts are savory and as the name suggests, tart. You can taste the goat cheese well and it mixes wonderfully with the apples. The bit of candied pecans and allspice really add more flavor too, so would suggest using them.

I will definitely try these again. 

-Bunny!