Forfar Bridies,Traditional Scottish pasties. A Forfar Bridie is a simple hand-held Scottish meat pie made in a horseshoe shape. It usually contains minced beef, and sometimes onion, and a few various seasonings. Remove from heat, and stir in onion, beef broth and Worcestershire sauce.

You can have Forfar Bridies,Traditional Scottish pasties using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Forfar Bridies,Traditional Scottish pasties
- Prepare 12 oz of ground lamb.
- It’s 1 of onion chopped.
- You need 2 tbsp of beef broth.
- It’s 1 tsp of worcestershire sauce.
- You need 1/4 tsp of salt or to taste.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground black pepper,or to taste.
- It’s 1 of recipe pastry for double crust pie.
The traditional and authentic Forfar version uses shortcrust pastry, however, bridies are often made with flaky pastry in Scotland. In the US and Canada, it would be referred to as a handheld meat pie. Remove from.heat and stir in onion,beef broth and worcestershire sauce,season with salt and pepper. A meaty pastry treat from Scotland The name "Bridie" has two possible origins.
Forfar Bridies,Traditional Scottish pasties instructions
preheat oven to 350°F (175 degrees C).
In a large heavy skillet,over medium heat,cook lambuntil evenly.browned,drain excess fat.Remove from.heat and stir in onion,beef broth and worcestershire sauce,season with salt and pepper..
On a lightly floured surface,roll pastry out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 6 inch rounds.Place approximatly 1/2 cup filling on one half of each. Fold the pastry over the filling,and crimp edges to seal. Brush lightly with beaten egg white and cut three slits in the top to allow steam to escape.Place on baking sheet..
Bake in preheated oven.30 to 35 minutes ,or until golden brown.
One is that the name comes from Maggie Bridie of Glamis who sold them at Buttermarket and the other is that the horseshoe shape made them lucky to serve at weddings and took the name from the bride. Whichever camp you sit in, one thing is universally agreed up. Deliciously more-ish, they resemble the pastie in shape and concept but are surprisingly similar in taste and texture to a plain sausage roll. A Forfar Bridie is a horseshoe-shaped meat product. It has a shortcrust cover and the filling consists of beef, onions and seasoning.