Stocking the freezer

 Damp and rainy day during a pandemic - calls for an occasional bake to top up the freezer.  We have an abundance of some garden produce to use up.

With lots of potatoes, Homity pie sounds a good option.  So thats the first project.

Fry some chopped onions and steam potatoes, chopped carrots and peas.  The potatoes are mashed, then the onions, carrots and peas are mixed in with some pepper and a little milk.

A shortcrust pastry is divided up into six balls and each ball is rolled out into a disk.  A  round of pie mix is placed in the centre of the pastry disk with a slice of cheese on top and the sides are folded up over the top.  Bake at 200 degrees for 20 minutes.  Everything was then cooled to be bagged and frozen.

Whilst I was baking the pies, I had some bread dough rising, so I was able to bake 4 loaves of bread whilst the oven was on.

Afterwards I prepared two peppers and stuffed them with couscous, peas and chopped black olives.  Very nice with a small glass of cider for our evening meal.  All-in-all a good day.