Scotch pie
A circular pie, about 8 cm in diameter and 4 cm high, on a dinner plate, with no accompaniments
A cooked, intact Scotch pie
Alternative namesMutton pie, shell pie, mince pie, football pie
TypeMeat pie
Place of originScotland
Serving temperatureHot or cold
Main ingredientsMutton or other meat, hot water crust pastry
The same pie, partially eaten

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 or mince pie (although the latter term is ambiguous) 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.

The Scotch pie originated in Scotland,[3] but can be found in other parts of the United Kingdom and abroad.

They 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.

Ingredients

The traditional filling of mutton is often highly spiced with 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.

Scotch pies are often served hot by take-away restaurants, bakeries and at outdoor events. The hard crust of the pie enables it to be eaten by hand with no wrapping. Typically there is a round hole of about 7.5mm in the centre of the top crust.

Competitions

Every 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

References

  1. ↑ "Scotch pies". BBC Food. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Fife Larder 2nd Edition by List Publishing Ltd - Issuu". issuu.com.
  3. ↑ Classic Scots Cookery. Neil Wilson. 21 August 2011. ISBN 9781906476564.
  4. ↑ "Scottish Bakers". Scottishbakers.org.
  5. ↑ "World Scotch Pie Championship". Scottishbakers.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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