Bridie

Bridie

Alternative names	Forfar bridie
Type	Savoury pie
Region or state	Scotland
Main ingredients	Pie crust, minced steak, butter, beef suet
Cookbook: Bridie  Media: Bridie

A bridie or Forfar bridie is a Scottish meat pastry that originates from Forfar, Scotland.

History and preparation

Bridies are said "to have been 'invented' by a Forfar baker in the 1850s".^[1] The name may refer to the pie's frequent presence on wedding menus, or to Margaret Bridie of Glamis, "who sold them at the Buttermarket in Forfar".^[2] They are similar to pasties, but because they are made without potatoes, are much lighter in texture. Bakers in Forfar traditionally use shortcrust pastry for their bridies, but in the rest of Scotland, flaky pastry is preferred. The filling of a bridie consists of minced steak, butter, and beef suet seasoned with salt and pepper. It is sometimes made with minced onions. Before being baked, the bridie's filling is placed on pastry dough, which is then folded into a semi-circular or triangular shape; finally, the edges are crimped. If the baker pokes one hole in the top of a bridie, this indicates that it is plain, or without onions; two holes means that it does contain onions.^[1]

Cultural references

• The bridie is the subject of the Dundee Scots shibboleth, "Twa bridies, a plen ane an an ingin ane an a" (Two bridies, a plain one and an onion one as well).^[3]
• Bridies were immortalised by J. M. Barrie in Sentimental Tommy.^[4]

Football mascot

Forfar Athletic Football Club, who play in the Scottish Professional Football League, have a bridie as their mascot. ^[5]

See also

• Calzone - an Italian turnover or folded Pizza
• Empanada - similar dish from Iberia and Latin America
• Fleischkuekle - German-Russian meat pie
• Paste - Mexican equivalent
• Pasty - Cornish equivalent
• Pierogi - Polish dumplings of unleavened dough – boiled, then baked
• Turnover (food) - a sweet or savory filled pastry
• List of pastries
• List of pies, tarts and flans

References

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