5 traditional pie topping Recipes

lean ground beef or 600 g cooked beef, shredded, onions, peeled and diced, carrots, peeled and finely diced or 1 large cooked carrot, diced, butter or 1 oz dripping, cooked peas (optional), dried herbs or 1 -2 tbsp fresh mixed herbs, chopped, flour, tomato puree, worcestershire sauce, beef stock (or 250 ml red wine mixed with 2 tsp sugar) (optional), salt, pepper, potato, peeled and cut into small even sized pieces, leeks, cleaned and finely shredded or 2 large cooked leeks, sliced into rings, butter, milk, mature farmhouse cheddar cheese, grated, salt, pepper

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, apple pie spice, brown sugar , firmly packed, butter, melted, caramel ice cream topping, half-and-half cream (traditional or fat free), eggs, apples, shredded or 2 cups shredded apples, caramel , bits, brown sugar , firmly packed, half-and-half cream, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla

plain flour, plus extra for rolling, cold unsalted butter, roughly cubed, egg yolk, egg whisked with 1 tbsp milk, for the egg wash, ox kidney , about 400g/14oz, get it fresh from your butcher. pig s and lamb s kidneys aren tsp suitable as they on, trimmed british top rump beef, flat mixed mushrooms , unpeeled but wiped with a damp cloth, peanut oil or 3 tbsp vegetable oil, unsalted butter, onion, peeled and thickly chopped, plain flour , depending on how thick you like your gravy, off-the-boil water, marigold swiss vegetable bouillon granules, bay leaf

boneless skinless chicken thighs , you can also use chicken breasts and leftovers (1 1/2 cups chicken, turkey or shrimp cut into bite size pieces), chicken stock (i like stock for this but broth will work), creme fraiche, onion, diced, leeks, thin sliced, celery, chopped fine (1 rib), peas (frozen ), sliced mushrooms, minced garlic, fresh basil, flour (plus -- additional may be needed to achieve a nice gravy texture), salt, pepper, butter, mashed potatoes (i prefer to make my own, but you can easily use a store bought deli or premade), creme fraiche, fresh parsley, grated parmesan cheese (1/4 cup in the potato mix, and 1/4 cup as a garnish for the top), salt