Nearly Cornish Pasties, almost the classic thing. Beef, potato, turnip or swede, all baked inside golden pastry.
Prep Time2 hourshrs
Cook Time1 hourhr
Servings: 4-6
Author: Matt
Ingredients
|Filling
350gfinely chopped steak - Skirt steak is good.
1onion - finely diced
3small potatoes - peeled and thinly sliced into thin pieces about a the size of a nickel
200gturnip or swede - peeled and thinly sliced into thin pieces about a the size of a nickel
3-4sprigs of thyme
Salt and pepper
1egg - beaten
|Pastry
200gunsalted butter - cut into small cubes
500gplain flour
15gsalt
150mlcold water
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 200C. Add the salt to the butter, and toss. Then add to the flour, and use a pastry cutter to cut in the butter. Or use hands to rub the butter into the flour to form crumbs.
Add most of the water, you may need a bit more or a bit less. Add until all the flour is incorporated. Knead for about 10min until smooth. Wrap in film and place in the fridge.
Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients fillings together and season with salt and pepper.
When cold, take the dough out, and cut into 4-6 pieces. Working one at a time, roll out into flat rounds. They should be about as thick as a pound coin.
Carefully place your filling in the center, be generous. Then fold over, like a half pizza. Carefully crimp the edges to seal, and then brush over with the egg wash.
Cook in the pre-heated oven for 45-60min, until the crust is brown and the filling is cooked. Let cool slightly (watch out for steam!) and then dive in.