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Cheesy Ham Pasties with Primula

Ingredients

  • 2 tubes of Primula with Ham
  • 6 large potatoes
  • 100g/4oz ham chopped into smallish pieces
  • 1 large packet of puff pastry
  • 1 egg beaten
  • Flour to roll
  • Large round cereal bowl or side-plate (roughly 6 inch diameter)

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas mark 6
  2. Peel & chop potatoes into small pieces, put into a large pan, cover with cold water, bring to boil then simmer on a medium/low heat for 15-20 minutes until potatoes are soft in the middle.
  3. Drain well in a colander then put back in pan & mash well
  4. Add in 2 tubes of Primula with ham & the chopped ham pieces ,mix well and put aside.

Meanwhile

  1. On a floured surface roll out the puff pastry until it reaches a thickness of 4mm
  2. Place cereal bowl on top & carefully cut around, repeat 3 more times, re-roll pastry if needed
  3. In the centre of each round of pastry spoon on around 75g (3 heaped dessert spoons) of the mash mix
  4. With a pastry brush carefully brush beaten egg around the lower edge of the pastry (see diagrams)
  5. Carefully fold opposite edge over & gently squeeze edges together to form a seal
  6. Crimp edge with fingers, fork or handle of a teaspoon
  7. Gently put pasties on a baking sheet
  8. Brush the top with the beaten egg
  9. Place in the oven for 20 minutes until golden brown, ensuring centres are piping hot

Serving suggestions: Serve with a mixed salad & chunky potato wedges

Cheats tip – Why not use ready-rolled puff pastry or a packet of instant mashed potato?