One of my tricks for making a limited diet less boring is to vary the presentation. For example, using a chicken pie filling to make these cornish-style pasties. These turned out to be great cold in Oscar’s lunch box (and mine!) as well.
Cornish Style Pasties
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| Serves | 14 |
| Prep time | 45 minutes |
| Cook time | 35 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hours, 20 minutes |
| Allergy / Intolerance | Amines, Artificial Addititives, Artificial Colours, Glutamates, Preservatives, Salicylates |
| Suitable for | RPAH Elimination Diet - Low Chemical / Failsafe |
| Meal type | Lunch, Lunch Box, Main Dish |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Picnic |
| Region | British |
Cornish pastie pastry, use with your own filling to make yummy pasties. Leftovers are great in lunch boxes.
Ingredients
Pastry
- 250g butter
- 300ml hot water
- 300g white spelt flour (extra for dusting)
- 200g wholemeal spelt flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
To make
- 1 Large egg (lightly beaten)
- Flour for dusting
- Filling of your choice (see note)
Directions
| 1. | Sift together the flours and salt. Set aside. |
| 2. | Combine the butter and water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. |
| 3. | Remove from heat and stir in the flour a bit at a time. A soft dough will form. |
| 4. | Lightly dust a clean surface and tip the dough onto it. Use your hands to shape it into a ball. |
| 5. | Place the dough into a floured bowl, dust the top with flour and cover with plastic wrap. Chill for at least 30 minutes. |
| 6. | When ready to make the pasties, divide the dough into four pieces. Roll one piece at a time to 5 mm thick and cut out circles about 12 cm in diameter. Add the scraps to a fresh piece of dough and re-roll and cut until all used up. You should get 14 pieces. |
| 7. | Dust the circles with flour and spoon the filling onto the middle. Brush the edges with egg. |
| 8. | Fold each circle in half over the filling and crimp the edges between your finger and thumb. Cut a small hole in the top. |
| 9. | Place on a tray lined with baking paper and brush more egg over the top. |
| 10. | Bake at 180 C for 30 - 35 minutes until golden. |
| 11. | Serve straight away (1 or 2 per person) with vegetables or salad. Serve with pear sauce or pear chutney. |
| 12. | Can be frozen and re-heated in the oven. These are also great cold for lunch, and can defrost if placed in the lunch box frozen in the morning. |
Note
Low Chemical / Failsafe
You can use any type of pie or pastie filling to make cornish-style pasties, such as these:
