Fidget (Fitchet or Figet) Pie Recipe - Cookitsimply.com

Name: Fidget (Fitchet or Figet) Pie Recipe - Cookitsimply.com
Ingredients: 12 oz plain shortcrust pastry; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 large onions (finely chopped); 8 oz smoked streaky bacon (chopped); 1 lb crisp eating apples (about 3 medium-sized apples); 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley (plus extra for rolling out pastry lid); 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage (plus extra for rolling out pastry lid); salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 eggs (plus extra beaten egg, to glaze); 1/4 pint double cream; 1/4 pint dry cider; 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg

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Fidget (Fitchet or Figet) Pie This is an old recipe handed down through generations of farmers' Wives and it still appears in farmhouse cookery books today. There seem to be any number of versions,...

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Ingredients

12 oz plain shortcrust pastry
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large onions (finely chopped)
8 oz smoked streaky bacon (chopped)
1 lb crisp eating apples (about 3 medium-sized apples)
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley (plus extra for rolling out pastry lid)
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage (plus extra for rolling out pastry lid)
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 eggs (plus extra beaten egg, to glaze)
1/4 pint double cream
1/4 pint dry cider
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg