Mushroom and bacon pies

Place a large frying pan over medium heat. Melt together the oil and butter. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and soft, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and garlic, and cook until the mushrooms are browned, 5 minutes.

Add the leeks, bacon, carrots and herbs. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the chicken stock, cover with a lid and cook until the carrots are tender, 15 – 20 minutes. Remove from heat, add the crème fraîche and stir to combine. Allow to cool completely.

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Roll the pastry out slightly thinner, moving in one direction only. Use a 10cm cookie cutter to cut out 4 rounds. Set aside.

Grease 4 x 250ml ramekins and press the pastry into the base and up the sides. Freeze for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, using a 9cm round cookie cutter, cut 4 pie tops from the remaining roll of pastry.

Remove the pastry-lined ramekins from the freezer. Divide the mushroom mixture evenly among them. Brush the pastry edges with some of the whisked egg, cover with the pie tops and press the edges to seal the pastry. Brush the tops with more whisked egg and cut a small slit in the centre of each pie top. Bake in the preheated oven until golden and cooked through, 20 – 25 minutes.