easylinkicon_emailprinterrorsback

Huntingdon Fidget Pie
Huntingdon Fidget Pie is a traditional English savoury meat pie. It is made throughout the Midlands, though some feel that its true home is the former county of Huntingdonshire, now folded into Cambridgeshire.

The pie filling is made from fatty bacon (streaky aka American style), onion and apples. Cider is added for flavour and moistness. The filling is put into a pie crust, then covered with a top crust as well. In the top, a hole is cut in the middle, and the pastry around the hole folded back to expose the insides. The pastry normally used is a shortcrust one, though some modern variations will use a flaky pastry.

A version called "Mock Fidget" uses pork sausage instead of bacon.



Shropshire Fidget Pie
A version called Shropshire Fidget Pie adds potatoes.

History
Huntingdon Fidget Pie would have traditionally been made around harvest time when apples were available.

Language Notes
It is not really known how Huntingdon Fidget Pie got its name; any hope of accurately assessing its origins are pretty much all lost in time and speculation now.

It is also called "Fidget Pie" or "Fitchett Pie".

Other entries for Pies & Tarts
Bakeapple Pie, Butter Tarts, Chess Pie, Cottage Pie, Devizes Pie, Fray Bentos Pies, Huntingdon Fidget Pie, Lemon Pie Filling, Manchester Pudding, Manchester Tart, Marlborough Pudding, Melton Mowbray Pork Pies, Mincemeat, Molasses Pie, Osgood Pie, Pasticcio, Pecan Tassies, Pork Pies, Poutine à la Mélasse, Poutine Carreautée, Pumpkin Pie, Raised Pies, Shepherd's Pie, Shoofly Pie, Stand Pies, Stokenchurch Pie, Taffy Tarts, Tarte à la mélasse, Tartiflette Tart, Tortini, Vinegar Pie, Zougnes

Other entries for Savoury Dishes
Alfredo Sauce, Béaltaine Caudle, Bouchées à la Bénédictine, Bouchées à la Périgourdine, Chop Suey, Curry, Darioles, Favetta, Fondue, French Fries, Koromo, Pancakes, Pizza, Porridge, Relish Trays, Sandwiches, Soups, Spring Rolls, Sushi, Tenkas, Teriyaki, Timbales, TV Dinners, Yakimono, Zakuska

Other entries for Dishes
Desserts, Dumplings, Ozoni, Salads, Savoury Dishes, Zoni



Related Recipes

Huntingdon Fidget Pie
Top...



rss Practically Edible RSS Feed | Terms of Use | Site Credits | Sources | Contact Us | Reprint Permission
© Copyright 2008. All rights reserved and enforced.






.