Pie & Tart Recipes
Welcome to my collection of sweet and savoury pie and tart recipes. Bake a towering apple pie, make an easy quiche Lorraine for lunch or settle in with a cosy chicken and leek pie. You can also browse my dessert recipes, pastry recipes and dedicated apple recipes.
"Hey woman, get in the kitchen and make me a chicken pot pie!" are the words of Cartman from South Park that go around in my head when I make this. I improvised this as I figured that I could approximate a chicken pot pie without having a recipe. I used a BBQ chicken as I can't stand the smell of raw chicken and fried onions, a clove of garlic, some carrots, peas and sweetcorn. I then added some cream of chicken soup (reconstituted) and let it cool. There's shortcrust pastry on the bottom and puff pastry on top (both bought Pampas pastry, I am not mentally ready to tackle home made pastry) with some leaves. if I could make one of those little magpies singing out of the top I would but that seems a little extreme. Its actually better cold the next day in a way although the buttery pastry suffers as its always better out of the oven.
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Sweet fruit pies and tarts
Apple pies, tarts and turnovers
From classic double-crust apple pies to tarte Tatin, galettes, turnovers and crumble-topped bakes, this is the place to start when the fruit bowl is full of apples.
Berry, cherry and rhubarb pies
Berries, cherries and rhubarb bring colour and a welcome tartness to lattice pies, free-form galettes, pop tarts and elegant pastry cases.
Citrus and tropical fruit pies
Lemon, lime, coconut, mango, pineapple and banana make bright pies and tarts that range from sharp and refreshing to creamy and indulgent.
Pear, plum, peach and other fruit tarts
Pears, plums, peaches, figs and less common fruits shine in simple galettes, crostatas, tarte Tatins and custard-filled tarts.
Chocolate, custard and sweet pastry
Chocolate, caramel and nut pies
Chocolate, caramel, nuts and toasted pastry make these pies and tarts rich enough for celebrations, dinner parties or a very good afternoon tea.
Custard, cream and classic tarts
Set custards, creamy fillings and traditional pastry recipes include favourites from Australia, Portugal, France, China, Greece and South Africa.
Sweet pastry bakes, cobblers and slices
Not every pastry bake fits a neat pie tin. This group collects flaky pastries, cobblers, slices and other close cousins worth exploring.
Savoury pies, quiches and tarts
Meat and chicken pies
Chicken, beef, lamb, pork and slow-cooked fillings turn pastry into a substantial meal, from pot pies and pithiviers to pub-style favourites.
Sausage rolls, hand pies and portable pastries
These portable bakes are made for parties, picnics and lunchboxes, with sausage rolls, patties and individual pastry parcels from around the world.
Quiches and seafood pies
Eggy quiches, fish pies and seafood tarts work just as well for lunch as they do for a relaxed dinner or picnic.
Vegetable, cheese and savoury tarts
Vegetables, herbs and cheese fill everything from quick puff pastry tarts to spanakopita, tarte Tatin and free-form savoury pies.
Celebration and themed pies
Christmas, Easter and special occasions
These festive pies and tarts cover Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, ANZAC Day and romantic occasions, with both sweet and savoury ideas for sharing.
Halloween pies and party ideas
Halloween is where pies become wonderfully strange, with edible eyes, beetles, bones, pentagrams and other spooky pastry decorations.
