Mini Mushroom-Chicken Pies

We planned to have a family picnic at a water-fall spot this weekend. Thus I voluntarily to bring some mini mushroom-chicken pies on the said day. Well, this recipe is quite easy if you use the frozen ready-made puff pastry. And this pastry is a must-have list in my freezer.

Ingredients

• puff pastry    起酥皮
• diced button mushrooms    蘑菇(切叮)
• diced chicken fillet    雞肉(切叮)
• corn kernel    玉米粒
• diced onion    洋蔥(切叮)
• chopped garlic    蒜蓉
• chopped chives    韭菜碎
• instant mushroom soup powder    速溶蘑菇湯包
• oregano    牛至香草
• egg    蛋
• water    水    

  Steps 

1. Add a little water to instant mushroom soup powder and stir well. This will be the gravy for the filling , thus not too much water or else it would flood the pastry.    速溶蘑菇湯包加少許水調勻﹐既是餡料的汁。記得別加太多水﹐不然過濕會把酥皮浸綿影響口感。
2. Sauté the diced onion and chopped garlic. Add in the diced chicken, follow by diced mushroom, then corn kernels, chopped chives and stir fried them until cooked.    炒香洋蔥叮和蒜蓉。然後依序放入雞肉叮﹑蘑菇叮﹑玉米粒和韭菜碎炒熟。
3. Pour in the instant mushroom gravy and stir well. Sprinkle some salt and pepper if necessary.     加進速溶蘑菇汁拌勻。如需要可加稍量鹽和胡椒。
4. Sprinkle some oregano for better aroma. The filling is done.     撒些牛至提昇餡料香味即完成。
5. Defrost the puff pastry. Since I'm going to have 10 pies, so i will need 6 sheets for the casing and 2 sheets for the net-cover.    讓起酥皮解凍。我打算弄10個派﹐所以我需要6片酥皮弄成派的身體﹐ 2片酥皮弄成派上的網狀蓋
6. Take the 6 sheets of puff pastry. Roll one of the pastry into a tube. Stick the second sheet to the edge and roll. Do the same for the rest. You will have 1 big roll of pastry at the end. Cut that big roll into 10 pieces.    將其中一片起酥皮卷成條狀﹐把第二片酥皮連接在前一片酥皮的盡頭繼續卷。重複此步驟直到所有6片酥皮卷成一個圓柱狀﹐再把它分成10份。
7. Grease the tart moulds. Place a paper strip in the middle. This will help to lift up the pie easily after baked.    塔模抹些油。把一紙條放在中間以方便將烤好的派拿起。
8. Press and shape the pastry in the mould. Make some holes at the bottom.    把酥皮置在模裡用手按壓造型。底部刺上洞洞。
9. Place a liner and some baking beans on the shaped pastry. This will prevent the pie casing shrinking during baking. Bake at 200°C for 10 minutes.    在已造型的酥皮上放一張油紙和一些烤豆。這步驟能防止酥皮烘烤時收縮。用200°C烘10分鐘。
10. Remove the liner and the baking beans. Scoop some filling into the pie casing.    將油紙和烤豆移走﹐ 舀些餡料入派身裡。
11. Cut the balance 2 sheets of puff pastry into stripes. Place and arrange them into net-shape on top of the pie. Use the egg as the glue if you want to.   把剩餘的2片酥皮切條﹐在派上方排成網狀。可以蛋液當黏著劑。
12. Egg wash the pies and bake at 200°C for 15 minutes.    最後掃上蛋液﹐以200°C烘15分鐘即可。