Macaroni pie (Scottish)

A Scottish macaroni pie, as opposed to a West Indian macaroni pie is a pie case made from hot water crust pastry, that is filled with macaroni cheese (mac and cheese) and then baked.

Recipe for Scottish macaroni pie

I have been struggling for a while to obtain a recipe for a Scottish macaroni pie, without much luck. Bearing in mind that I have never tasted one, the following may be a close approximation.

I made two portions of hot water crust pastry, hand moulded it into 8 not 12 pie cases, blind baked these for 20 minutes at 180° C (350° F - Gas 4), made half a portion of basic macaroni cheese and used it to fill the pie cases. Sprinkled a little extra cheese on the top and baked these for 15 minutes at 180° C (350° F - Gas 4).

I have to say that I found the hot water crust pastry unbelievably greasy and not very nice at all. I will repeat the experiment using shortcrust pastry, which may not be authentic but will probably be nicer.

See also

• West Indian macaroni pie