When your budget is extra tight but you want a treat, try one of these vintage pie recipes that cooks have been making for ...

No matter how perfect the pie, slicing into it can be a treacherous task. Avoid risking ruining the look, and making a big mess in the process, by using butter.

Pour in the chicken stock, turn up the heat and stir constantly until ... Use the trimmings to make cut-out shapes to decorate the surface of the pie. Cut a couple of air holes with a knife ...

Cut the final two pieces of phyllo in half. Brush each piece with butter and lay them on top of the pie by scrunching them up like pieces of tissue. Using a sharp paring knife, cut the pie into 12 ...