Mushroom Pie

Ingredients

• 2 teacups of flour
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 teacup of milk
• 1 lb of mushrooms
• 2 oz of butter
• ½ teacup of brown gravy
• pepper to taste
• salt to taste
• 1 oz of butter (for the gravy)
• 1 good-sized onion
• 1 pint of haricot stock
• 2-3 drops of browning
• 1 tablespoon of flour
• 1 lb of flour (for pastry)
• 6 oz of butter (for pastry)
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• a pinch of salt (for pastry)
• 1 pint of cold water (for pastry)

Directions

1. Mix the flour with the beaten eggs to form a smooth batter, then add the milk while stirring continuously.

2. Season the batter and fry in thin pancakes until lightly browned. Make these the day before.

3. Peel the mushrooms and fry them in butter until cooked.

4. Cut the mushrooms and pancakes into 1-inch pieces and place them in a pie dish until three-quarters full.

5. Prepare the gravy by melting 1 oz of butter in a saucepan, adding chopped onion, haricot stock, salt, and browning.

6. Strain the mixture, stir in 1 tablespoon of flour to thicken, and serve hot.

7. For the pastry, rub 6 oz of butter into 1 lb of flour, add baking powder and salt, and mix in enough cold water to form a dough.

8. Roll out the pastry and cover the pie filling.