English Stilton And Twice Baked Potato Picnic Pies - Pasties
- 230 g ready-made rolled shortcrust pastry
- 3 -4 boiled potatoes, sliced into 1-inch rounds
- 4 slices Stilton cheese
- salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1 egg, beaten with a little
- milk
- Pre-heat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- Grease and line a sturdy oven proof biscuit (cookie) sheet.
- Cut out 8 pastry circles - about 3" to 4" in diameter - a cup is a great template!
- Place the sliced potatoes on 4 of the pastry circles - leaving a 1/2" border.
- Season well with black pepper, and salt if you wish - remembering that Stilton is quite salty itself.
- Place a slice of Stilton cheese on top of the potatoes.
- Place the remaining 4 circles of pastry over the top - bringing up the bottom pastry circle and pinching them together to make a crust - the bottom pastry circle should sit over the top of the top pastry circle as a seal.
- Press the crust with the back of a fork to make a pattern and seal the pastry circles together.
- Cut two 1" slits in the top of each pie - to let the steam escape.
- Glaze the tops with the beaten egg and milk mixture.
- Place onto the lined and greased oven tray and bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and crisp.
- Allow to cool slightly before eating, as the cheese will be very hot!
readymade, cheese, salt, fresh ground black pepper, egg, milk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/english-stilton-and-twice-baked-potato-picnic-pies-pasties-228752 (may not work)