Beef Rendang Pie

BASE PASTRY

1. Place Mauri Eagle Pie & Pastry Flour, salt, milk powder and EOI Vantage or EOI Trio in a spiral mixer and mix with a dough hook on low speed. Rub together until EOI Vantage or EOI Trio is well distributed.

2. Add water and mix well to a clear dough.

3. "Add Mauri Finetex Hi Ratio Cake Flour & baking powder and mix to a clear smooth dough. Be careful not to over mix.

   *Note: Baking powder is optional and used at 1.5%. It softens the dough and helps combat shrinkage."

PUFF PASTRY

1. Place the water in the machine bowl first. Add Mauri Eagle Pie & Pastry Flour and salt and mix with a dough hook until almost clear (approximately 3-4 minutes).

2. "Add EOI Pastrex or Perfex Ready Bits and lightly mix. Ready Bits should still be visible.

   Mould up lightly and rest 5-10 minutes. Now proceed to give 4 to 5 half turns rolling each time to about 75x40cm before folding. Allowing resting period after 2^nd and 4^th turn.

   *Note: the dough requires 4 to 5 half turns resting after every 2^nd half turns. Allow 15 minutes rest before rolling and cutting."

PIE FILLING

1. Add group 1 into a food processor and chop until it is fine.

2. Brown steak in batches and remove from the pot.

   Add Group 1 to the pot and cook the spice paste on a medium heat for 3 minutes.

   Return meat back to the pot and mix into spice paste.

3. Add group 3 to the pot and stir to combine.

   Bring to the simmer, cover and cook until the meat in tender. Once meat is tender, remove the star anise.

4. Bring back to the boil and mix in cold water and Col Flo.

   Cook and stir for 2 minutes and then remove from heat.

   Allow to cool before putting filling into pies.

BAKING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Line, fill and top pies in the normal manner.

2. Bake at 230°C for 15-20 minutes.