Higgidy has the perfect range of products for your foray into Veganuary

Higgidy, the veg led everyday food brand and official sponsor of Veganuary, has the perfect range of products to help you enjoy your mission to go meat-free in 2024.

Over 75% of Higgidy’s tasty pies, quiches, rolls and muffins are veggie or vegan friendly and their plant based, planet-friendly range focuses on delicious and innovative flavours, top quality ingredients and real veg (there are no fake meat substitutes anywhere in sight).

Higgidy’s vegan range includes new Sweet Potato Katsu Curry Little Lattices - butternut squash puff pastry packed with sweet potato and cauliflower, and bite-sized Spinach and Red Pepper Mini Vegan Muffins - with pine nuts and basil, made using oat milk, basil oil and butternut squash puree to create a deliciously moist muffin texture.

Higgidy’s tasty vegan range also includes a first to market Spinach & Roasted Tomato Sharing Quiche, made using oat and coconut milk, a Porcini Mushroom & Spinach Little Quiche, Vegetable Samosa Vegan Rolls, Porcini Mushroom & Spinach Rolls and Mini No-Pork Pies which are packed with veggie and red lentils.

Stockists and RRP’s are as follows:

Sweet Potato Katsu Curry Little Lattices – 160g, RRP £3.85, available at Waitrose, Ocado and Tesco

Spinach and Red Pepper Mini Vegan Muffins – 160g, RRP £3.85, available from Ocado, Tesco, Waitrose and Abel & Cole

Spinach & Roasted Tomato Vegan Quiche -380g, RRP £4.85, available from Sainsburys, Ocado, Waitrose, Tesco, Booths and Abel & Cole

Porcini Mushroom & Spinach Little Quiche – 155g, RRP £3.20, available from Sainsburys, Ocado, Waitrose, Tesco and Abel & Cole

Vegetable Samosa Vegan Rolls – 160g, RRP £3.30, available from Sainsburys, Ocado, Waitrose, Tesco, Booths and Abel & Cole

Porcini Mushroom & Spinach Rolls – 160g, RRP £3.30, available from Sainsburys, Ocado, Waitrose, Tesco, Booths and Abel & Cole

Mini No-Pork Pies – 176g, RRP 176g, available from Waitrose, Ocado and Tesco

To learn more please visit https://www.higgidy.co.uk.

Fit for the King! Holland's Pies Create Coronation Pie

Hear, hear – Holland’s Pies has created a pie to commemorate King Charles III’s coronation and it’s already dubbed the ‘Crown Jewel’ of pastry creations.

The recipe for this one-off Coronation Pie was inspired by the classic chicken dishes created for previous Royal celebrations, begging as far back as King George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935.

The original Coronation Chicken recipe consisted of chicken dressed in mayonnaise and curry powder, before it was replaced by a now traditional Coronation Chicken recipe,  specially created for Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 by Rosemary Hume of Le Cordon Bleu London.

The recipe that the nation has come to love featured a quite remarkable set of ingredients at the time, with many only just becoming available as parts of the UK were still under post-war rationing.

Holland’s special pie features an updated list of ingredients to reflect the tastes of the nation and its new monarch. 

Taking advice from a former Royal Chef to the King, Holland’s Pies has followed a similar pattern but with the addition of ingredients inspired by His Majesty’s palate. Alongside chicken, apricots, raisins, and the tasty blend of herbs and spices included within the traditional recipe, the Coronation Pie also includes dried prunes – a nod to King Charles III favourite fruit, plums – and brings all the flavours together in a unique Korma-style curry sauce, said to be the UK’s new favourite curry.

This special creation will be made in Holland’s well-loved Family Pie, perfect for four to share. But with only six pies being cooked up in time for the coronation, pastry fans in the North West are being invited to enter a competition to win one to enjoy whilst watching the King’s coronation on May 6!

To enter, all pie lovers need to do is head to Holland’s Pies’ Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and follow the instructions. The competition is live until 28th April 2023, with the freshly-baked Coronation Pies being delivered in time to give the lucky winners the ultimate street party bragging rights.

Leanne Holcroft, Brand Manager for Holland’s Pies, said: “Everyone knows Brits love an occasion to get together and share a delicious pie, so we’re excited to be giving our fans the chance to enjoy a creation fit for King Charles himself on the coronation weekend.

“King Charles III is our new monarch, and we are sure our special Coronation Pie will more than measure up to even the most discerning of pastry lover!”

Holland’s Pies is the one of the North West’s best-loved brands, with its range of proper tasty pies and puddings including bestselling flavours Potato & Meat, Steak & Kidney Puddings, Minced Beef & Onion and Vegetarian Society approved, Mature Cheddar Cheese & Onion in both chilled and frozen. To find your nearest stockist, visit it’s Pie Finder at: www.hollandspies.co.uk/PieFinder/.

British Pie Awards: Calling All Pie Makers

The organisers of the British Pie Awards are reminding all professional pie makers to submit their entries to the fourth annual awards as the deadline fast approaches (13th April 2012). Butchers and bakers can enter their pies in 18 different classes with the chance to win one of the top accolades in the pie making industry.

The awards are organised by the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association and take place on Wednesday 25th April 2012 at St. Mary’s Church, Melton Mowbray. The contest is judged by a panel of over 70 pie experts, food writers and celebrity chefs led by Andrew Chisholm. Xanthe Clay, Charles Champion and many more knowledgeable foodies have already confirmed their attendance as judges.

Matthew O’Callaghan, Chairman of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association comments: “We organise the British Pie Awards to celebrate one of Britain’s most recognised food products. This event offers a great opportunity for pie makers from across the country to demonstrate their finest produce. The standard of entries is always very high.

“To mark this important year, when the world will be looking in the direction of the UK for the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee, we have introduced new categories including the Celebration Pie class, for which pie makers can stretch their creative skills to design special commemorative products.

“We are also grateful for the support of our sponsors and this year we can confirm that Hospitality and Catering News is sponsoring the ‘Football Pie’ class; Sturgess of Leicester, the approved Jaguar dealer is sponsoring the ‘Beef and Ale Pie’ class; the Bramley Apple Campaign is supporting the ‘Bramley Apple’ category; and Nelsons for Cartons & Packaging are supporting the ‘Chicken and any Flavour’ class.”

To download an application form and for further information please visit www.britishpieawards.co.uk or contact Sarah Clothier on 0116 2344523 or sarah.clothier@mmppa.co.uk

New range of delicious British pies from Walkers

A brand new line of quintessentially British pies is being launched into stores this month (November) by Walkers. This traditional brand, known for its authentically British pies, is undertaking a complete re-launch and branching into the hot pie sector. The new hot pie range is designed to appeal to those looking for premium produce that stands out from the crowd.

The new range of Walkers pies includes three different varieties of two-pie packs; Supreme Steak & Stilton, Sumptuous Steak and Classic Chicken, White Wine & Mushroom (2 x 250g) and a single Glorious Chicken & Chorizo Pie (250g). These mouth-watering, impeccably flavoured pies are perfect for foodies seeking high quality wholesome British produce.

The year 2012 will bring a host of prestigious events to the UK and what better way to celebrate than with a perfectly British pie. Embracing the brand’s love for all things British, the packaging comprises a bright and bold Union Jack design. These pies are ideal for dinner parties with a difference and as a hot gastronomic treat for friends and family.
Walkers uses only the best quality British meats in its pies. Superbly flavoured with herbs, spices and complementary ingredients such as Stilton and Chorizo, each pie is skilfully encased in a rich and crisp short crust pastry.

With a distinct heritage in pie making, Walkers was born from Walker & Son, founded in Leicester in 1824. The brand has grown over the years and as well as launching the new hot-pie range, now also offers the re-branded Walkers Pork Pie, which will also include the new Union Jack themed branding.

The hot pie range is available from 14th November in Waitrose supermarkets. The single pie retails at the RRP of £2.79 and the two-pack pies at £4.99.

Walkers also has a cold pie range, consisting of The Picnic Pie (148g), The Crispy Classic (300g) and The Original (440g) available in The Co-operative, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose and retailing between £0.95 - £2.99 respectively.

For more information on Walkers and its range of pies, please see www.walkerspies.co.uk