GREEN PARCEL PIE
GREEN PARCEL PIE
GREEN PARCEL PIE

Ingredients
  • 1 egg
  • 100g/4oz soft cream cheese with chives
  • 1 tablespoon ready-grated parmesan
  • or similar vegetarian hard cheese
  • black pepper
  • 60g/2oz courgette
  • grated
  • 50ml/2fl oz rapeseed oil
  • 3 sheets filo pastry
  • pinch of pepper
Directions
  • Wash your hands and put on an apron. Weigh or measure all the ingredients. Ask a grown-up to preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • Start by making the pie filling. Break an egg into a bowl then beat with afork. Then add the cream cheese and mix into the egg until well combined. Add the parmesan and some black pepper. Stir well
  • then add the grated courgette and give the mixture another good stir.
  • Brush the inside of a small (500g) loaf tin with the oil and line with a sheet of filo pastry with the extra falling over the outside of the tin.
  • Brush with more oil
  • then lay another sheet on top creating extra overlap on the side. Brush that layer with oil
  • then add the third sheet on top.
  • Pour your eggy filling into the pie then fold the extra pastry over the top
  • a layer at a time
  • hiding the filling. Dot the pastry with oil as you build the layers. Finally dab the top of filo pastry with more oil.
  • Ask a grown-up to put it in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the filo topping is golden-brown and crisp.