Egg, Cheese & Onion Pasties
Ingredients
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40 gram (1½ ounce) lard
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40 gram (1½ ounce) margarine
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Cold water for mixing
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Filling:
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50 gram (2 ounce) butter
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225 gram (8 ounce) onions, thinly sliced
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3 medium eggs, hard boiled
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25 gram (1 ounce) Cheddar cheese, grated
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2 teaspoon Season-All
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½ teaspoon Dried Dill
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½ teaspoon Paprika
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A little beaten egg for glazing
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Pastry:
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175 gram (6 ounce) plain flour
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1 teaspoon Season-All
Key Products
Instructions
- 1 Pre-heat the oven to 200°C, 400°F, Gas Mark 6.
- 2 For the pastry - sieve flour and Perfect Shake Season-All Special Blend into a bowl. Add lard and margarine and rub into flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in enough cold water to form a dough. Roll out pastry on a floured surface and cut into rounds the size of a saucer.
- 3 To make filling, melt butter in a saucepan. Add the onions and fry until soft. Allow to cool. Mash the hardboiled eggs in a bowl. Add the onions, cheese, Perfect Shake Season-All Special Blend, Dill and Paprika. Mix well. Divide the filling between the pastry rounds. Brush the edges of the pastry with beaten egg and shape to form a pasty. Crimp edges as desired . Brush with beaten egg.
- 4 Place on a greased baking sheet and cook for approximately 20 minutes.
- 5 Serve hot or cold. For an extra spicy flavour, use Spicy Season-All Seasoning instead of Season-All Seasoning.