Ingredients

• For the Filling:
• 4 - medium size potatoes
• 2 - onions chopped
• 1/2 kg - beef from the round portion (or mutton) cut into small bits
• 2 tsp - pepper
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp - chopped mint
• For the Pie Crust Dough
• 3 cups - flour
• 3 tbsp - oil
• 2 tsp - butter
• 1/2 cup - water or just enough to make a soft dough

How to Make Pasties (Cornish Pasties)

• Pre heat oven to 350 degrees centigrade.
• Wash and peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes.
• Wash the meat well.
• Mix the potatoes, chopped onions, mint, meat, salt and pepper together and fry lightly with a little oil on low heat for about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Keep aside.
• Mix flour and the oil and just enough water to make a soft pie crust dough.
• Roll out dough into 6 equal circles using a saucer to cut them.
• In the centre of each circle spoon in the filling utilizing all the filling for the 6 Pasties.
• Put a tbsp of butter over each mound of filling.
• Fold the circle over and crimp the edges.
• Place pasties on a greased baking tray and make a slit in the top of each.
• Bake for about 1 hour till done.
• Recipe Courtesy: Anglo-Indian Recipes