CORNISH PASTY Traditional BRITISH pastry CORNWALL @HYSapientia

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat content.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and pork is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber.

Make the pastry by mixing flour, shortening, butter, and a pinch of salt until breadcrumb consistency is achieved.

Add a mixture of water and apple cider vinegar, along with a beaten egg, to the flour mixture and combine to form a dough.

Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Finely dice the onion, potatoes, and turnip, and cube the beef into small pieces.

Combine the diced vegetables and beef in a bowl, season with salt and white pepper, and mix well.

Prepare an egg and milk mixture for glazing the pasties.

Roll out the pastry to about 22cm in diameter, using a pie tin as a guide.

Fill one half of the pastry with the meat and vegetable mixture, then fold over and seal the edges.

Brush the top with the egg and milk glaze before baking.

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