Mince Pie Brownies
Serves 9 - 12
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This unusual pasty works really well with the richness of Trewithen Dairy Cornish Double Cream and the chicken could easily be replaced with smoked haddock. The local cider and tarragon sauce makes this a crowd-pleaser of a pasty that could be adapted into a pie recipe with the same short crust pastry if you are no good at crimping.
Chicken & Tarragon Pasty
Serves: 6 Prep Time: 15 mins Prep Time: 45 mins Prep Time: 1 hrBlitz the flour and diced butter in a food processor until breadcrumb texture. Keep the processor spinning and gradually incorporate the cold water. When it forms into a ball, turn out onto a sheet of cling film and leave in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
Then slice into four and roll out on a moderately floured surface into thin circles. Approximately 25 cm across (you can use a saucepan lid to then cut into a perfect pasty round)
For the filling combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.
Place 200 g of filling in the centre of the pastry round and then fold both sides to the middle. Pinch the pasty closed around the edges and then start right to left and using your finger and thumb to roll the pastry over on itself into a rope-like crimp. At the end fold over the pastry back onto itself.
Place a knife hole in the top of the pasty and place on baking paper. Brush with an egg wash and bake for 45 minutes at 180ËšC.
I’d never made pastys before so this was a bit tricky to start with. But once I got the hang of it these were delicious and I’ll be making them again and again
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