Cornish Pasties

Miles
Miles @tapster
UK

These beef and vegetable pies are so succulent and delicious, they're in my top 10 recipes I think. 1 tbsp of pepper isn't a typo! The pepper really adds to the experience. Traditionally would include diced swede

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Ingredients

4 servings
  1. 400 g plain flour
  2. 200 g unsalted butter
  3. 300 g ground beef
  4. 1 onion large, diced
  5. 1 potato medium, diced
  6. 1 carrot small, diced
  7. 1 tbsp black pepper, freshly ground
  8. 2 tsp salt
  9. 6 tbsp water
  10. 1 egg beaten

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Remove the pastry from the bowl

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    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!)

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    Then cut out a circle

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

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

  10. 10

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

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Sanguin
Sanguin @cook_2965982
Out of curiosity, why pre-heat to 220C and then bake at 180C? Am I missing something obvious?

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