Pasties

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 kg shortcrust pastry, 5 sheets
• 300 g ground beef
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into tiny (pea sized)
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated
• 1 small swede, peeled and grated
• 1 medium onion, very finely diced
• 2 tablespoons peas
• 2 teaspoons beef stock powder
• 2 tablespoons water
• black pepper, lots of black pepper
• 1 egg, lightly beaten with
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160c for a fan forced oven or 180c for non fan forced.
• 2 seperate pastry sheets and defrost. using the largest dinner plate that will fit on the pastry square, cut circles.
• 3 mix filling ingredients together and divide into 5.
• 4 place 1/5th of the mixture along the centre of a pastry circle, then moisten edges with water and bring together crimping to seal.
• 5 repeat with remaining 4 circles of pastry.
• 6 place on a baking tray and brush with the glaze; cut a small hole in pastry to allow steam to escape.
• 7 cook in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until golden.