Work things out…

Well, that was exactly what I did. But one thing that I do know is that you learn something new every day…and that day, I wanted to try and make some “kuih bayi” or Indian bread. When I was younger, I had seen my mother making that and it looked something like shortcrust pastry, so I decided to give it a try. Well, it did NOT work out and I learnt that day that you do not get “kuih bayi” from shortcrust pastry. I did make a few pieces and they tasted quite nice and went well with the potato curry that I cooked that same day. However, it simply was not the same. In the end, I just kept the remaining dough in the fridge for future use.

It so happened that the other day, I bought this at a supermarket in town…

Normally, it would cost RM18.90…but since it would expire in December (which is roundabout now), they are selling it for RM9.95. Otherwise, you would never catch me buying something THIS expensive, over my dead body! I cut it into bits and fried with chopped Bombay onions and sliced mushrooms (which you can buy ready-sliced these days – Hosen brand! Gee! Are we getting lazier and lazier or what? LOL!!!) and added some thickened mushroom soup to it. Then I put the lot in a pie dish and sprinkled some chopped bits of cheddar cheese on top…

Having done that, I rolled out the leftover shortcrust pastry from that day for the pie cover…

I wanted to brush the top with some beaten egg…but just where did my missus put that darn brush? In the end, I just dabbed the egg onto the pastry using my finger! Tsk! Tsk! Having done that, I put it in the oven to bake…

There! My original ham & mushroom pie! It does look quite good, doesn’t it?

And it tasted pretty nice too… Yup! Yup! I know I did not have any pie base – for the simple reason that I did not have enough leftover dough for that. LOL!!!

Ah well! All in all, I sure am glad that things worked out pretty well in the end! Phew!!!