Cornish Pasties

Cornish Pasties

Ingredients:

• (For pastry see pastry recipe)
• Minced meat
• Onions
• Carrots
• Peas
• salt and pepper 

Method:

1. Make pastry and leave in cling film in the fridge to be cool.
2. Cook the mince and onion in a fry pan and drain off excess oil. Add salt and pepper.
3. Cut carrots in to small pieces and cook until soft, drain.
4. Cook peas in boiling water, drain.
5. Combine the vegetables and meat mixture.
6. Roll out the pastry and using a small plate as a template cut required amount of circles for the pasties.
7. Place the cooked food in the centre, wet the edges of the circle of pastry, bring the edges up over the filling and nip together using finger and thumb.
8. Glaze with egg wash and cook in a low oven until the pastry is cooked and golden in colour.