Tesco Cornish Pasties Food

TESCO CORNISH PASTIES

Steps:

• 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.
• Mix veggies and meat with seasonings.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 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.
• 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.
• Serve warm.

AUTHENTIC CORNISH PASTIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425* F.
• Combine potato, onion, meat, and seasonings; mix together well.
• Cut butter and shortening into flour in a bowl until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add about 2 tablespoons cold water and mix with a fork to form a firm dough (add more water if necessary, until mixture just holds together).
• Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead lightly a few times. Cut into quarters, and roll each quarter out into a 6-7 inch circle. Trim by using a small plate placed over pastry and cutting around edge with a small, sharp knife.
• Divide filling between each circle of pastry. Wet edges with water and fold pastry into a semi-circle, pressing edges together. Flute edges with fingers to form a tight seal.
• Place pasties onto a baking sheet and brush with egg or milk. Bake at 425* F for 40-45 minutes, or until golden and heated through. May be served hot or cold.

CORNISH PASTIES

Steps:

• Combine ½ cup flour, shortening, 6 tbsp ice water and salt in large bowl and beat well with large whisk or wooden spoon.
• Using fingertips, blend in remaining flour until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• If too dry, add up to 2 tbsp more ice water, a few drops at a time.
• Gather dough into ball.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Combine beef, potatoes, onion and herbs and season generously with salt and pepper.
• Stir in enough beef gravy to bind mixture.
• Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to thickness of 1/8 of an inch.
• Using 5-6 inch in diameter, round cutter, cut 10 circles.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Lightly grease baking sheet.
• Mound meat mixture lightly in center of each circle; brush border with milk; fold dough in half over filling, pinching edges together to seal.
• Brush pastries with milk.
• Arrange on prepared sheet.
• Bake 10 minutes, reduce oven temperature to 340F and continue baking until pasties are light brown, about 45-50 minutes.
• Serve hot or at room temperature.