Beryls Corned Beef Pasties Recipes

Steps:

• Peel and cut up potatoes and boil until soft.
• Finely dice them and finely dice the corned beef.
• Heat the butter in a frying pan until melted and add the corned beef and potato. Warm through for 5-10 mins and then mash up. (Roughly. You do not need it completely smooth! Can leave it as a chunky as preferred)
• Add salt and pepper and leave to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 200degrees.
• Roll out the pastry to approx 2mm thickness.
• Cut around a small side plate or saucer (approx 6").
• Fill one half of the circle with the mixture leaving a margin around the edge.
• With a pastry brush paint egg around the margin and close the pasty by folding the other half of the circle over.
• Seal shut by crimping (pushing down with your finger tips) all the way around the edges.
• Place the finished pasty on a lined baking tray and brush the top with more egg.
• NB: You do not need to prick holes.
• I have been told you can't re-roll puff pastry, but I can't see waste, so I did and it all turned out fine! So, repeat as many times as you can and then scrunch all your leftovers together, re-roll and cut out as many more as you can! I managed 10, depending on the size of your cut outs you may get more or less.
• Bake until golden brown (approx 20 mins) and then leave to cool on a wire rack.
• These are just as yummy cold the next day as they are warm, fresh from the oven!

Steps:

• For the pastry.
• In a large mixing bowl stir together thoroughly the flour and the salt.
• With a pastry cutter cut in the shortening till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Using the 7-8 T.
• ice water gradually all to dry ingredients, 1 T.
• at a time, tossing the ingredients with a fork till the mixture holds together.
• Form into a ball.
• If desired, cover and chill the dough 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, prepare the meat-vegetable filling.
• Peel and coarsely chop the potatoes.
• In a bowl combine the cubed corned beef, chopped potato, cubed turmip or carrot, onion,, salt and pepper.
• Set aside.
• Divide the dough into five equal portions.
• On a lightly floured surface roll out each portion of dough to a 9 inch circle.
• Place about 1 cup meat vegetable filling on one half of each circle of dough; fold the pastry over the filling to make a half circle.
• Using tines of a fork, seal the pastry edge.
• Cut slits in the pastry for escape of steam.
• Carefully transfer pasties to an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake pasties at 400 degrees till golden brown about 45 minutes.
• If desired, in a small sauce pan combine 1/2 cup ketchup with 1/4 cup water, heat through.
• Serve with the pasties.

Steps:

• Sift flour into a mound on a clean working surface.
• Shape flour into a large ring, forming a high wall.
• Place butter, vegetable shortening, cheese, salt and pepper in center of ring.
• Add half of the water and work into the central mixture with two table knives using cutting motions.
• Work the flour in carefully from the center of the ring, adding more water as needed.
• Mix until all the flour is added and the dough holds together.
• Gather dough into a ball and place in large plastic baggie, or place in bowl and cover with a towel.
• Refrigerate dough for at least one hour before using.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness.
• Cut six, 6-inch circles from the pastry, marking the center of each lightly.
• Cook potatoes in boiling, salted water until crisp-tender, then drain.
• Spread 1/6 of potatoes over half of each pastry circle, leaving 1/2 inch at the edge to seal.
• Combine meat, onion, salt and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Spread 1/6 of meat mixture evenly over potatoes.
• Moisten the edge of each pastry circle with cold water.
• Bring unfilled pastry half over the filled side and pinch edges together firmly to seal.
• Place on greased baking sheet, sealed side up.
• Brush top of pasties with the egg.
• Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake about 25 minutes longer, or until well browned.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F
• Roll out the pastry and cut out 6 circles 8in in diameter.
• Heat the oil and cook the onions in it until starting to soften.
• Take off the heat and cool. Stir in the corned beef and tomato ketchup and season well.
• Divide the mixture between the 6 circles and crimp the edges together. Brush with a little of the beaten egg.
• Put on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes until the pastry is golden.
• Serve hot or cold.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 9 ingredients; set aside. On a lightly floured surface, roll out a fourth of the dough into an 8-in. circle. Mound 1 cup filling on half of circle. Moisten edges with water; fold crust over filling and press the edges with a fork to seal. , Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Cut slits in top of each; brush with cream. Bake at 450° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.