Ingredients
6-7 frozen puff pastry
400g beef mince
1 small swede
approx 100g, peeled
1 small carrot
peeled
1 potato
peeled
½ cup frozen peas
1 small brown onion
peeled and quartered
1 salt
freshly cracked pepper
to taste
1 tbsp cornflour
1 egg
lightly beaten
Equipment
- 1 Food processor or hand grater
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Round cutter (approx 9-10 cm)
- 1 Baking tray
- 1 Baking paper
- 1 Pastry brush
- 1 Wire rack
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C.
- Take pastry sheets from the freezer and lay flat on bench to thaw.
- Using a food processor or hand grater, grate the swede, carrot and potato. Remove from processor to mixing bowl and add beef mince, peas, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.
- Cut the thawed pastry into small rounds using the base of a large cup or small saucer approx 9-10 cm in diameter.
- Remove excess pastry and add one heaped tablespoon of the mince mixture into the centre of half the pastry rounds. Using the lightly beaten egg, brush the egg wash around the edges of the pastry round then pick up another pastry round and very gently stretch pastry. Place over mixture and fold around both edges to seal.
- Place the pasties on a baking tray with baking paper, brush the tops with egg wash and place tray in fridge while continuing with others.
- Place in the preheated oven and cook for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on wire rack and serve.
Notes
Tip
Pastry always works better if it is cold. It is a good idea to leave pasties in fridge for an extra 10 minutes after making to let the pasty firm up before popping them in the oven. You will have a much better end result.
Tip
To prevent your fingers sticking to the pastry, dip your fingertips in cornstarch before putting the top and bottom of the pasties together.
Tip
Kids love to help with these, older kids can cut out pastry while younger ones make great mixers.
Variation
You can make larger pasties, just adjust your cutting size.
Storage
They are great to have handy in the freezer. If you are using them straight from the freezer, place pastie in the microwave for 10 minutes to defrost then in the oven at 180C to crispen up.
