Baked Oyster Pie With Puff Pastry

Ingredients

• Oysters with their liquor
• Butter
• Mace
• Nutmeg
• Pepper
• Salt
• Milk
• Flour
• 2 egg yolks, well beaten
• Puff pastry (for bottom and top crust)

Method

1. 1 Strain oyster liquor and boil with butter, mace, nutmeg, pepper, and salt.
2. 2 Stir in a thickening of milk and flour. Add oysters and simmer until stewed.
3. 3 Remove from heat and stir in beaten egg yolks. Do not boil after adding eggs.
4. 4 Line a pie dish with puff pastry. Fill with paper or napkin to support the top crust.
5. 5 Cover with a lid of pastry and bake until golden.
6. 6 Carefully remove the top crust and paper, then pour in the hot oyster filling.