Meatballs In Cheese Pastry

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 55 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup flour
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 100 g butter
• 1 1/4 cups cheese, grated (tasty)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 250 g beef, minced
• 1 teaspoon lime rind, grated
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 process flour, pepper and butter until combined.
• 2 add cheese, process until mixture forms a ball.
• 3 knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth; cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 4 roll pastry between sheets of greaseproof paper until 2mm thick.
• 5 cut into 4cm rounds, top each with a meatball.
• 6 fold pastry to enclose meatballs completely, roll into balls.
• 7 brush top with egg, sprinkle with seeds, place about 3cm apart on greased oven trays.
• 8 cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 9 bake in a moderately hot oven about 15 minutes or until lightly browned; cool before serving.
• 10 meatballs:- combine all ingredients in a bowl; mix well.
• 11 roll level teaspoons of mixture into balls.
• 12 you can make three hours ahead of time and cooked balls freeze well.