Lunchbox pasties
Chef:
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These pasties make such a delicious alternative to the normal lunchbox, your kids will ask for more.
1 small orange sweet potato, peeled, coarsely chopped
1 small carrot , peeled, finely chopped
1 potato, peeled, finely chopped
65g of frozen peas
125g can corn, rinsed, drained
50g coarsely grated cheddar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 sheets ready-rolled frozen short crust pastry, thawed
2 tsp sesame seeds
Flour for dusting
Preheat the oven to 240°C / 475°F / Gas mark 9.
Line an oven tray with greaseproof paper and set aside.
Bring water in a medium saucepan to the boil.
Cook the sweet potato for 10 minutes or until tender.
Drain well, mash until smooth then allow to cool.
In another saucepan, bring water to the boil and cook the carrots and potato until tender.
Add peas and corn and cook for 5 minutes. Drain well.
Combine all of the vegetables with the sweet potato mash along with the cheese and egg.
Stir well and season.
Sift a little flour onto a clean surface and roll out the pastry sheets.
Use a 12cm-diameter pastry cutter to cut 12 discs from the pastry sheets.
Spoon vegetable mixture evenly among pastry discs. Brush edges of pastry lightly with remaining egg. Fold pastries in half to enclose filling. Use fingertips to gently press together to seal.
Place on the baking tray and lightly brush with remaining egg. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
Allow to cool.
Main ingredients
Flour, Eggs, Cheese, Vegetables
Recipe Type
Kids Food, Lunch Box
Level of Difficulty
Easy
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