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Chicken pasties

A shortcrust pastry pocket filled with meat and vegetables to eat on the go or for dinner.
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Course Dinner, Party
Cuisine British
Servings 4
Calories 298 kcal

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Sieve
  • Chef Knife
  • Chopping Board
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Baking Tray
  • Oven
  • Pastry brush
  • Small whisk or fork
  • Baking paper

Ingredients
  

Pastry

  • 200 g Plain flour
  • 100 g Butter Cold,Chopped
  • 8 tsp Water
  • ½ tsp Salt

Filling

  • 175 g chicken breasts
  • 50 g chicken liver
  • 100 g Potato
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 tbsp Chicken stock or you could use gravy
  • ½ White carrot
  • Pepper and salt to taste
  • 1 tsp dried sage
  • 1 egg beaten

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 200°c. (students-this will be done for you by us)

Pastry

  • SIft the flour into your bowl.
  • Add the cold butter pieces and rub into the flour.
    Scoop, Lift, Rub, Drop
  • Add the water slowly.
  • Bring the dough togther and make a ball.
  • Cover and rest in the refrigerator for 30 mins. In the meantime complete your filling.

Filling

  • Peel and dice the potato and turnip.
  • Slice the chicken into strips.
  • Slice the onion thinly.
  • Dice the chicken liver.
  • Put the filling in a bowl and add the chicken stock, herbs and season well.
  • Cover and set the filling aside in the fridge.

Shaping & Filling

  • Divide your dough into 4 equal parts by using the scales to weigh the dough ball, then divide your measurement by 4.
  • Sprinkle flour on your bench and take 1 piece of dough and roll it into a circle about 5' or 12 cm across.
    Keep the other pieces covered to stop the douhg from drying out.
  • Take your filling from the fridge and divide into 4.
  • Spoon ¼ of the filling into the centre of your first pastry circle.
  • Spread water around the edge of the pastry circle to help it stick.
  • Fold the pastry over to form a moon shape.
  • Gently press the edge together to seal the pastry with your fingers.
  • Flute the edge of the pasties with your forefingers and thumbs. (see the video)
  • Repeat this method until you have made all 4 pasties.
  • Place the pasties onto the baking paper
  • Brush the pasties with the beaten egg

Baking

  • Bake the pasties for 20 mins in the centre of the oven at 200°c
  • Lower the oven temperature to 160°c
  • Continue baking for 30 mins more.
  • Take out of the oven and enjoy.
  • Be careful when eating them as the filling is piping hot.

Notes

Fancy making this recipe Fancy?
Add Sriracha sauce to make it a hot and spicy pastie.
Try using a béchamel sauce inside.
Why not swap out the meat and veggies for cheese and onion filling instead.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 298kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 18gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 396mgPotassium: 452mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1439IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 4mg
Keyword baking, meaty, savoury, umami
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