Cheese & Bacon Twist Pies Cheese twists remind me of when the kids were small. I used to make them a lot...so every crispy cheesy, flakey bite has always felt really nostalgic to me. So I decided to make smokey bacon and shallot pies and top them with golden, buttery cheese twists. I can't believe I never thought of doing this before. I'm honestly not exaggerating when I say that these are the most moreish, comforting pies that I've ever made. I'm 100% going to make these again - I'm thinking next time I'll do Cheese Twist Chicken & Leek Pies with roasties on the side... I've written up the recipe for these below and I would love to know what you think, A x Makes 4 individual pies 250g smoked bacon lardons 300g shallots finely sliced 1 tsp paprika 30g plain flour 500ml chicken stock 60g spinach 100g garlic and herb cream cheese Sheet of ready rolled puff pastry 100g grated cheddar cheese 1 egg beaten Heat a drizzle of oil in a large non-stick saucepan. Add the bacon lardons and shallots and fry on a medium for 5 minutes Stir in the paprika and flour on the heat until it's absorbed into the oil Slowly add the stock a little at a time. Stir continuously until it comes to the boil each time, before adding more liquid Stir in the spinach and soft cheese and season with black pepper (not salt as the bacon gives it enough) Divide between 4 small pie dishes Heat the oven to 190C (fan) Place the sheet of puff pastry on the worktop. Evenly spread grated cheese on one half of the pastry (lengthways) before folding the other half of the pastry over the top of the cheese. Press down gently. Cut the pastry lengthways into 4 equal strips. Pick up one of the strips and twist the ends of the pastry in opposite directions until you have the desired twistiness! Turn the twisted length of pastry into a coil, leaving space between the turns so the pastry can puff up and carefully place it on the pie. Repeat with the rest of the pastry strips. *When cooking, the underneath of the pastry goes soft like suet, if you like it crisp all the way through, bake separately on a lined baking tray* Bake for 25 mins or until cooked through #recipes #pie #comfortfood #DinnerIdeas #bacon #homemade #foodmemories #bakingwithkids #delicious #sotasty #DinnerIdeas #roasties #goodfood #familyfood #familydinner #bakingideas - @amysheppardfood