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Medieval Chicken Pasty Recipe


Medieval Chicken Pasty Recipe
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The pastry is used to cook the hen and keep in moisture. The pastry itself is tough and I wouldn't recommend eating it. I've had a version of this except it was small cornish hens instead. I had it at an SCA event. This recipe was adapted by Daniel M... More

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Ingredients
  • Pastry
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/8 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 pinch saffron
  • Filling
  • 1 game hen
  • several fresh sage leaves
  • 1 strip bacon, diced
  • dash salt

Directions
  1. Grind saffron, place in water, and allow color to diffuse.
  2. Mix the salt and flour together, and then add water a little at a time, mixing with a fork, until it forms a pliable dough.
  3. Use additional water as needed.
  4. Roll out dough and place game hen in the middle.
  5. Cover with sage and bacon pieces.
  6. Add a little salt and the fold dough over chicken, sealing with water where the dough overlaps.
  7. Bake at 350°F for one hour.

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Comments


Anything with bacon on top has to be wonderful! Very unique recipe! Thanks for posting!


This is an interesting recipe, it looks great!



The original source of this recipe and photo is
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