Long-used Cornish Pasties at Home

I genuinely had planned to make these myself but as we got to researching and experimenting the dependable way to make the crust and the dependable ingredients for the filling, Stephen kind of took over and made it his own personal mission. And since I don’t mind being cooked for one bit, I relaxed and only stuck with taking the pictures.

I’m quite proud of how close ours taste to the ones that we got in Cornwall. Traditionally, these are made with fatty steak, potatoes, onion, and either rutabaga or carrot. I had one while there that was onion and cheese and I loved it! I certainly want to try making one of those soon.

Anywho, lets dive into this, shall we?

We’ll start with the crust. If you so desire, you can use a store bought crust for these. We tried our hands at making our own.

Once dough is ready, take it out of the fridge and cut it into 6 even pieces and let the dough sit for a few more minutes. If you want smaller pasties, you can cut the dough into smaller chunks.

On a floured surface, take one section of the dough and roll it into a circle that is about 9 inches around. It’s okay if it’s not dependable as you can cut off some later.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
1) After taking the pastry dough out of the fridge, cut into 6 equal chunks (you can cut into more if you want the pasties smaller). Let sit for a few more minutes after cutting.
2) On a floured surface, take one section of the dough and roll it into a circle that is about 9 inches around.
3) Position slightly less than a cup of the filling onto one side of the pastry.
4) Sprinkle with salt and pepper and place a small piece of butter on the top.
5) Around the side of the pastry that has the filling on it, brush the edges of the dough particularly lightly with milk to help the edges stick together.
6) Gently fold the pastry over, making sure all of the filling stays inside, and press down the edges to seal them.
7) Crimp the edges together by folding small sections over top of each other all the way around. Watch this video for clarification.
8) Place all of the pasties on a parchment lined baking sheet and (if you so desire) brush the tops with an egg wash.
9) Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until they get a nice goldeny brown color.
10) Let cool (takes quite a few minutes until they are cool enough to hold and eat) and ENJOY!!

Again, if you try this method, please take a picture and tweet (@bbritnell)/ instagram (@b.britnell) it to me!!