Roast broccoli and cheddar filo tart recipe - Preheat oven to 220C. Place a filo sheet in a 24cm loose-bottomed round tart tin, allowing excess to overhang (cover remaining filo with a damp tea towel while you work). test
From footy stands to petrol stations, the Aussie meat pie is everywhere. LEE TRAN LAM discovers how food personalities from across the country would reinvent this icon today.
The success of this all-time favourite lies in getting the basics just right. Pastry chef Catherine Adams rolls out the recipe for the best-ever apple pie.
Tasmanian farmer Paulette Whitney shares a recipe for chicken pie with an easy rough puff pastry that's worth mastering - it's guaranteed to get you out of many a tight spot.
Quince and brown butter pastry tart recipe - For poached quince, bring sugar, spices and 1 litre water to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat.
This ginger-chocolate tart is perfect for when you don't feel like making pastry - it's a simple batter, baked until just set, but with a slightly molten centre.
"Pandowdy is an American classic dessert - a bit like a crumble, but with discs of flaky pastry shingled over the fruity filling instead, allowing the strawberries to bubble up through the gaps," says Curtis Stone.
“People still stop me and request it," Christine Manfield says of her five-spice duck and shiitake pies. "Where the humble meat pie holds special significance for many Australians, this version elevates it to a refined status."
Ester chef Mat Lindsay's cheddar pie is a cut above the rest. Sharp cheddar, pickled onion and a flaky pie dough comes together to make one masterful cheese pie.
A unique take on the classic Australian meat pie, Curtis Stone shares his recipe for the veal shank and mushroom pies he plates up at LA restaurant Gwen.