Last updated: 20 May 2010

Traditional cornish pasties

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell | Photo by: Reader's Digest

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Prep: 50 mins | Cook: 1 hour 15 mins
Serves: 8

A hearty meal-in-one, make these satisfying pasties for a picnic or packed lunch, or enjoy with salad.

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Reader's Digest | Amazing meals

Ingredients
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Shortcrust pastry:

450g plain white flour

250g chilled butter, diced (or half butter and half white vegetable fat)

Filling:

350g lean chuck steak, finely diced

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 potato, about 175g, peeled and finely diced

175g butternut squash or swede, peeled and finely diced

2 tbsp beef or vegetable stock

3 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

salt and freshly ground black pepper

beaten egg or milk, to glaze

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Preparation method

1.		Sift the flour and a pinch of salt together into a mixing bowl. Rub in the fat until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Sprinkle 6 tbsp chilled water evenly over the surface, then mix with a round-bladed knife or fork. Add a little more water if the mixture is too dry. Gather the dough together, then lightly knead on a floured surface for a few seconds until smooth. Wrap and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.

2.		Meanwhile, make the filling. Put the steak, onion, potato, squash or swede, stock and parsley in a bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper and mix well. Preheat the oven to 200°C (gas 6).

3.		Divide the pastry into eight pieces, then roll out each piece on a lightly floured surface to a 20cm round. Spoon an equal amount of the filling onto the centre of each pastry round.

4.		Brush the pastry edges with beaten egg or milk, then bring together at the top. Press the edges firmly together to seal, then crimp the edges or pattern them with a fork.

5.		Place the pasties on lightly greased or non-stick baking trays and brush with beaten egg or milk. Make a small hole in each to allow some of the steam to escape. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 160°C (gas 3) and cook for a further 45 minutes–1 hour or until the pastry is nicely golden and the filling is cooked. (Test by piercing in several places with a fine skewer – it should go through with little resistance.) Serve hot, warm or cold.

COOK SMART

*If time is short, use two 375g packets of ready-made shortcrust pastry.
*Add extra flavour by blending 1/2 tsp English mustard with the stock. You could also make up the vegetable content with some diced carrot or turnip.
*Pasties will freeze well for up to 2 months.

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Nutrition

Calories 515 kcal
protein 17 g
Fat 29 g
Saturated Fat 17 g
Carbohydrates 50 g
Sugars 3 g
Fibre 2 g
Sodium 0.2 g