Mushroom Pot Pie with Gravy

Ingredients

• 1 lb mushrooms
• 1/2 lb whole wheat flour
• 4 oz butter or frying oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3 oz butter (for pastry)
• Cold water
• 4 shallots, finely chopped
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/2 oz butter (for gravy)
• 3/4 pint water

Method

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. 2 Pick, wash, dry, and chop mushrooms; remove stalks and set aside.
3. 3 Mix flour, 3 oz butter, and cold water to form a dough; roll out and line a pie plate.
4. 4 Heap mushrooms into the crust, season with salt and pepper, and dot with remaining butter.
5. 5 Cut reserved dough into strips and arrange in a diamond pattern on top.
6. 6 Bake for 45 minutes until golden.
7. 7 For gravy, fry mushroom stalks and shallots in 1/2 oz butter.
8. 8 Add water, bay leaves, and seasoning; simmer for 30 minutes.
9. 9 Strain liquid, return to pan, and thicken with cornstarch slurry.