Vegetarian Tenderstem^® broccoli & Cornish Blue Cheese Pasty

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas mark 7

2. Use a dinner plate as a guide to cut circles out of the pastry

3. Lay half of the circle of pastry on a rolling pin, leaving you half of the pastry to load up with filling

4. Add a third of the Tenderstem^® broccoli, potatoes and onions, then top with a third of the Cornish Blue cheese

5. Season generously with salt and pepper

6. Wet the edge of the pastry and fold remaining half over the filling. Use your palm to gently press the pastry down – make sure there’s no air trapped inside the pasty before sticking the edges of the pastry together firmly

7. Create the traditional pasty edging by twisting and overlaying the pastry, then pop onto a baking sheet

8. Cover the entire pastry with the beaten egg mixture using a pastry brush to guarantee a golden brown bake

9. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make two more pasties

10. Bake at 220°C for 10 minutes before reducing the heat to 180°C for 35 minutes

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Writing from her small family farm on the south Cornish coast, Jane loves nothing more than hunting down local artisan producers and cooking up a feast over the glowing embers of a campfire.

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