Festive Camembert Pie

    20m prep time
    65m total time
    Medium level
    10 ingredients

A glorious centrepiece! This is a ‘Cook Ahead’ recipe and some elements are cooked before freezing, but it will need further cooking once out of the fridge/freezer.

Method

Based on 6 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Drizzle the squash with half of the olive oil and season well, then roast on a baking tray for 20–25 minutes until golden.

Step 2

Fry the onion and garlic*8 in the remaining **oil until soft, add the mushrooms and cook for 10-12 minutes until all the moisture has cooked out of the mushrooms.

Step 3

Combine the cooked mushrooms and cooked squash in a bowl and leave to cool.

Step 4

Cut the pastry in half and roll out both pieces on a lightly floured surface to a £1 coin thickness. Cut a 23cm circle from one (use a plate as a template) and a 28cm circle from the other.

Step 5

Place the smaller circle onto a parchment-lined a baking tray. Add the mushroom and squash, leaving a 2.5cm gap at the edges. Top with the Camembert and the cranberry sauce.

Step 6

Brush the pastry edges with beaten egg, then lay the larger pastry circle on top. Press around the edges with a fork. Brush all over with egg and decorate with leftover pastry, cut into shapes.

Step 7

You can either cook this now, chill it in the fridge or flash-freeze it on the baking tray, then place the pie in a freezer bag if you are preparing to cook it later. If cooking now, preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Place the pie on a lined baking tray and cook for 35-40 minutes, covering with foil if it’s browning too quickly. If cooking from frozen, increase the cooking time by 10 minutes.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 6 servings
  • 1 Red Onion, diced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • 1tsp Frozen Chopped Garlic, or fresh garlic 1 x Sainsbury's Inspired to Cook Chopped Garlic 75g
  • 150g Camembert Cheese, cut into slices 1 x Sainsbury's French Mild Brie Cheese 200g
  • 2 tbsp Plain Flour, for dusting 1 x Sainsbury's Plain Flour 500g
  • 1 Egg, beaten 1 x Sainsbury's British Free Range Eggs Medium x6
  • 2tbsp Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 1L
  • 2tbsp Cranberry Sauce 1 x Sainsbury's Cranberry Sauce 250ml
  • 500g Frozen Butternut Squash Chunks 1 x Sainsbury's Butternut Squash Chunks 500g
  • 300g Chestnut Mushrooms, sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Chestnut Super Mushrooms 300g
  • 500g 500g Block Of Puff Pastry 1 x Jus-Rol Puff Pastry Block 500g
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