Old Fashioned Cornish Beef Pasties

Instructions

Mix the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl

Dice the butter into small pieces, use a pastry cutter to blend the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs

Mix the water and one egg yolk

Add this to the flour mixture and blend until the flour is all combined

Place the dough onto a floured surface and knead  until the mixture comes together completely

Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for 30 minutes

After 30 minutes, preheat the oven to 400* and line a baking tray with parchment paper

In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until cooked thoroughly, Season with salt and pepper

Place the ground beef into a bowl and set to the side

In the same skillet, add in the potatoes, onions and carrots. If needed, add oil or butter to the skillet if there is not enough fat from the ground beef. Cook the vegetables until almost completely soft

Add in the garlic, rosemary and thyme and saute until fragrant , combine with the beef mixture and toss to combine well

Once the filling is cooled down, you can make the pasties

Remove the dough from the refrigerator and separate into 6 equal balls

Roll one ball out to a circle shape, about 3/8 “ thick, Continue with each ball to the same size

Wet the edges of each circle with water

Spoon the meat mixture on a little less than half of the circle

Fold the dough over and pinch or use a fork to seal the edges

Transfer each Pasty to the prepared baking tray

Cut 3 slits in the top of each pasty

Whisk together the remaining egg yolk and the water

Brush the tops of each pasty

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes

If you plan on freezing the pasties, do not brush with the egg wash. Instead bake for 20 minutes, remove from the oven and freeze the pasties.

When ready to bake, brush each pasty with an egg wash and bake for 20 minutes

Enjoy!