Leftovers Mini Pies

Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 25 mins | Total: 45 mins | Quantity: 8 pies

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Tip the flour into a large bowl and add the diced butter and salt.  Using your finger tips ‘rub’ the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs and you no longer have any large lumps of unmixed butter
2. Add 4 tblsp of cold water and work gently to bring the mixture together to form a dough, adding more water if needed.  Try not to knead the dough too much as this is what makes it tough once cooked
3. Once you have the dough formed, flatten it into an oval disc, wrap in cling-film and put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or overnight (or freeze!)
4. Preheat the oven to 180 Fan / 200 C / 400 F / Gas 6
5. Remove the pastry from the fridge and on a floured work surface, roll out the pastry till it’s about the thickness of a £1 coin.  Remember to turn the dough frequently as you roll to help prevent the pastry sticking to the table
6. Cut into shapes with a knife - I made mine 3 x 3 1/2 inch rectangles.  Brush a little beaten egg around all edges of half of your pastry shapes
7. Place your filling in the centre, flattening slightly - you don't want it too domed or your tops won't fit!
8. Lay the top pieces of pastry down, pressing the edges together to seal then crimp with a fork
9. Brush the tops with a little more beaten egg and sprinkle with your available seeds
10. Bake for 25 minutes until lovely and golden brown
11. These are lovely warm but just as lovely chilled - great for lunchboxes!

Recipe by The Cook & Him at https://thecookandhim.com/recipes/leftovers-mini-pies/