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Cheese and Onion Pasties

Homemade pasties that cost a fraction of the shop-bought versions. Ready-made pastry keeps this simple, and the filling is just onions, potato and cheese - cheap ingredients that taste brilliant together.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 pasties
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: british

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet (320g) ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 2 potatoes, diced small
  • 2 onions, diced
  • 100g cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 egg (for glazing)
  • salt and pepper

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 200C/180C fan/Gas 6. Boil the diced potato for 8 minutes until just tender. Drain and set aside.
  2. Melt the butter in a pan. Add the onions and cook gently for 10 minutes until soft and sweet. Season well.
  3. Mix the cooked potato, onions and grated cheese together in a bowl.
  4. Unroll the pastry and cut into 4 equal squares. Divide the filling between them, piling it on one half of each square.
  5. Brush the edges with beaten egg, fold over to make a triangle shape and crimp the edges with a fork.
  6. Place on a baking tray, brush with egg wash and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and puffed.