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Ingredients<\/p>\n
8 medium eggs
\n 14 Lincolnshire sausages
\n 1 tsp ground mace
\n 1 tbsp thyme leaves
\n 100g fresh breadcrumbs
\n 500g pack shortcrust pastry
\n flour, for dusting
\n 1 tbsp sesame seeds<\/p>\n
Method<\/p>\n
Put 6 of the eggs in a large pan of cold water. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat. Leave for 5 mins, then lift out eggs and cool under cold running water. Peel.<\/p>\n
Snip the ends of the sausages and squeeze the meat out into a mixing bowl. Add the mace, thyme, 75g of the breadcrumbs, 1 remaining egg and some ground pepper, and mix together well.<\/p>\n
Heat oven to 200C\/180C fan\/gas 6. Criss-cross 2 long strips of baking parchment in a 20cm pie tin or round cake tin (to help you lift out the pie). Roll out half the pastry on a lightly floured surface to line the tin. Scatter remaining breadcrumbs over the base of the pastry, then pat in about a quarter of the sausage mixture. Evenly space the peeled eggs on top, then gently pack the meat around and over – trying to evenly cover the eggs without leaving any gaps.<\/p>\n
Roll out remaining pastry, cover the pie, then trim the edges. Pinch and crimp edges to seal, poke a steam hole in the top, then glaze with the final egg, lightly beaten with a fork. Scatter with the sesame seeds, then bake for 30 mins.<\/p>\n
Remove the pie from the oven and carefully remove it from the tin. Place on a baking tray and return to the oven for 10 mins to brown the sides of the pie. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, then serve in chunky wedges.<\/p>\n
If, like me, you’re allergic to sesame seeds, you can replace them with poppy seeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ingredients 8 medium eggs 14 Lincolnshire sausages 1 tsp ground mace 1 tbsp thyme leaves 100g fresh breadcrumbs 500g pack shortcrust pastry flour, for dusting 1 tbsp sesame seeds Method Put 6 of the eggs in a large pan of cold water. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat. Leave for 5 mins,…<\/p>\n