Tesco Cornish Pasties

Submitted by Kerena

"While visiting family in England we went shopping at Tesco and picked up this recipe. I have never made it but my mom has and it always comes out yummy! Can't wait to try these myself."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 4 pasties
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 6 ounces butter
• 12 ounces flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces carrots, finely diced
• 6 ounces onions, finely diced
• 6 ounces potatoes, finely diced
• 9 ounces round steaks, with all fat and gristle removed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Place butter in the freezer for 3 hours to freeze hard, then coarsely grate it. Stir flour and salt together in large bowl. Stir in grated butter and 13 Tablespoons of ice cold water and mix to a firm dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and leave to rest.
2. Mix veggies and meat with seasonings.
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4. Cut pastry into 4 and roll each out into an 8" circle. Cut round a plate to get the size. Brush edges with milk and then pile 1/4 of the filling into the center. Draw edges up to meet in the middle, seal and flute the seam of the pastry. Repeat with other 3.
5. Place on a baking sheet and brush with milk. Make airholes in each with a skewer. Cook towards the top of the oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and cook for another 40 minutes, until crisp and golden.
6. Serve warm.

Reviews

[pammiller333]

Thank you so much for posting this. It sounds just like a meat pie I got at a farmers' market in Freemantle, Australia. It was five years ago and I still remember how delicious it was.