...you can't get a pork pie on any day in Italy (essential at Christmas in our house) I got on with making these. Learned to bake 'em myself a couple of years ago. First batch out of oven, gelatine added cooled and set. Need to make more as took some to the Italian/UK group gathering in the village a couple of weeks ago and the Italians scoffed the lot. They don't do pie in these here parts. Percy Turner eat your heart out!
Proper Yorkshire type too...can't stand those grey Melton Mowbray ones. Italian cured unsmoked pancetta and local free range pork shoulder. I had to use UK Lard for the hot crust pastry though which someone brought over and I keep in the freezer but I have found a butcher who can get me the right sort of fat to render my own for next year when I have used up the last of the UK stuff.