cornish pasties

Ingredients cornish pasties

400 g plain flour
200 g unsalted butter
300 g ground beef
1 onion large diced
1 potato medium diced
1 carrot small diced
1 tbsp black pepper freshly ground
2 tsp salt
6 tbsp water
1 egg beaten

how to make cornish pasties

Cut the butter into small pieces and put into a bowl with the flour and 1 tsp salt.

mix by hand and when it starts to firm up, add the 6 tablespoons of water and mix some more.

Remove the pastry from the bowl

then cut into 4 pieces and put in the fridge for 20 minutes

Mix together the beef, pepper, 1/2 tsp salt and the diced onion, potato and carrot in another bowl. (try adding turnips and/or peas if available!)

Preheat your oven to 220C, then take the chilled pastry pieces out of the fridge and roll into a 12" square

Then cut out a circle

and dollop 1/4 of your beef filling mixture into the middle.

Fold over the pastry and curl over the edge to form a crust. Press the edges with a fork for a nice decoration

Place on a greased or lined baking tray, then lightly brush with your egg wash. Cook for 30 minutes at 180C