Free-form Tuna Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 2 onions, peeled and chopped
• 3 red capsicums, diced (bell pepper)
• salt and pepper
• 3 teaspoons paprika
• 850 g canned tuna, drained and flaked
• 1 1/2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
• 7 g yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 250 g plain flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 egg, beaten with a little water

Recipe

• 1 to make filling :.
• 2 heat oil in frying pan. add all ingredients except tuna and capers. stir frequently until softened.
• 3 allow mixture to cool then add tuna and capers.
• 4 refrigerate until needed.
• 5 to make dough:.
• 6 dissolve yeast and sugar in a little warm water. set aside for 10 minutes.
• 7 sift flour into bowl, add yeast mixture, egg, olive oil and mix adding more water to form a soft dough.
• 8 turn mixture onto lightly flour board and knead until smooth.
• 9 put dough into oiled bowl and cover with wet tea towel and leave for 1 hour.
• 10 to cook :.
• 11 preheat oven to 200 degrees ceclius.
• 12 knock down dough and divide into 5 balls.
• 13 roll each out into 25cm round. place onto large baking tray (you may need two).
• 14 spread one-fiftm of filling onto each round leaving a 5cm border.
• 15 fold dough edges over the tuna overlapping the folds and leaving the centre uncovered.
• 16 brush dough with egg wash and bake in oven for 20 minutes.
• 17 serve hot or cold.