Cold herby chicken pie - Caroline Barty

Ingredients

• For the filling
• 5 x skinless, boneless chicken thighs, about 390g
• 550g good quality sausagemeat
• 110g smoked streaky bacon or pancetta, finely chopped
• 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground mace
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, finely ground
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped sage leaves
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped thyme leaves
• Grated zest of 1 lemon
• For the pastry
• 250g plain flour
• 200g strong plain flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 75g salted butter, cubed
• 110g lard
• 1 egg, beaten