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I've recently been trying to replicate the low quality convenience store puff pastry chicken pies that I love so much in S.A.

My brother has cravings for them and I'll do three dozen at a time. He eats them in a couple of days!

I realize the pies could be of better quality, but the nostalgia associated with those junk food pies comes first. I was startled to see how much they'd gone up in price last time we went home. When i was a kid they were going for under three rand each.

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Junk Food? Bite your tongue!!

But I agree, nothing beats a good quality savoury pie!

[Savory Pies]

We enjoyed an amazing hand pie from a local bakery here (Metropolitan Bakery) in Philadelphia at their Reading Terminal Market stand. The crust may have been an oil crust; it was dense yet light and very tender, and the filling was comprised of a savory curry-flavored blend of lentils and other vegetables. Very good. My husband bought one while waiting to help me load the car after teaching a class, and it was so amazing he bought one for me to try. When he handed it to me in the car he watched me expectantly while I took the first bite. He wanted to see my reaction, which was one of pure ecstasy.

There is no mention of it in their lovely cookbook. Anyone have the recipe for this?

Eileen

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Sounds heavenly! If you manage to get the recipe, I'd be very interested in trying it out!

[Savory Pies]

Hello from Sunny South Africa, where "pie" generally means a savoury filling in a pastry shell.

I know that in other parts of the world the term "pie" is mostly used for pastry with sweet fillings (you know, cherry, apple, blueberry, pumpkin etc) and sometime pot pie is used when describing a savoury pie!

I'm not sure about where you live - but here the savoury pie is very popular and becoming more so each passing year. I am interested in the popularity of the pie in your home town / country and which is your favourite savoury pie!

Look forward to all the feedback!