Okay, no word of lie, this is pretty damn good pie. The filling is a delicious mix of smoky, spicy and sweet, topped with just enough pastry to make it seem a little sinful, but not enough to make it that sinful, really. It's a great pie to make for dinner guests, or you might just make for a family dinner. Or do what I did, make for guests that can't make it to dinner, and then plan to eat it all yourself!
Normally I'm not a recipe fascist, by any means. I often say substitute and swap ingredients as much as you need, or within reason. But for this pie, if you really want the experience I just had in eating it - then you have to do as the recipe says - at least for the flavourings/spices. The smoked paprika is very essential to this working. Don't use standard paprika - go buy some smoked. It's available in Asda and Morrisons and wherever, so do make sure to get that in.
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I'm Andrea, and am obsessed with creating fabulous food. After I managed to ditch dieting, the reason Chocolate and Beyond was born, it seemed natural to evolve my site into a foodie blog. More so since I also ditched animal produce to be vegan. Now, I love showing how inventive cruelty-free cooking can be. And sometimes I like to rant, too. I wouldn't be myself otherwise :) x 
