I love Pasties as they are an  easy “food on the go” idea and you really can put anything you want into them. The best ones originate from Cornwall but apparently you aren’t meant to call them “Cornish” pasties unless you have followed the authentic recipe which is quite detailed. I have often thought about making them but they always seemed so hard. However I saw a simple recipe online recently and, as usual, gave it my MMM twist and these ones don’t actually take much skill or time to make. This recipe uses beef mince but you can use any mince you like or even omit the meat and just make a veggie option by upping the quantities of vegetables or replacing the meat with some Quorn or meat substitute mince. 

A pack of ready made puff pastry.

250g beef mince (although you can use any other type of mince)

Worcestershire sauce approx 1 tbsp (optional)

Pinch of ground black pepper

1/2 clove of garlic crushed

1/2 beef stock cube or a baby stock cube or low salt cube

Frozen peas and corn approx 2-3 tsps of each

1/2 small onion diced

1 medium potato or sweet potato grated

1 small carrot grated

1 egg beaten

Mix all the ingredients together. Roll out the puff pastry so its about 1/2 cm thick. Using cookie cutters cut out circle shapes however big or small you like and place on a greased or non stick baking tray or liner. Spoon some mixture onto one side of the circles then fold up the other side to create a semi circle. Pinch the ends together to seal it and then use a fork to crimp the edges. Brush with the egg then and cook at 180 degrees C for about 25-30 minutes turning half way. Serve on their own or with some more vegetables or potatoes. 

This makes as many pasties as you want as it depends on how big or small your pastry circles are. You can make adult or baby sized ones and they freeze nicely too wrapped individually in clingfilm.  You can freeze them cooked or uncooked but I personally always prefer to freeze things cooked.