DORSET SAUSAGE PASTIES

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These pasties are perfect for dunking into soup - you can make them in advance too

Provided by Lesley Waters

Categories Buffet, Dinner, Main course, Side dish

Time 1h5m

Yield Makes 20 small pasties

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1small onion, finely chopped
85g red lentil
2 tbsp sundried tomato paste
300ml vegetable stock
4 good-quality sausages, skins removed
50g frozen pea or petit pois
plain flour, for dusting
x packs shortcrust pastry
1 egg, beaten

Steps:

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and fry the onion for 5 mins until softened. Add the lentils and tomato paste, and cook for 2 mins. Add the stock and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 15 mins, until most of the stock is absorbed and the lentils have softened.
Meanwhile, heat a non-stick frying pan. Fry the sausage meat over a moderate heat for 5 mins, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until golden and cooked through. Add the peas and lentils, season, then set aside to cool. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out each pastry to the thickness of a £1 coin and cut 10 saucer-size discs out of each, re-rolling trimmings. Pile 3 heaped tsp of meat mixture in the middle of each disc. Brush edges with beaten egg and fold over to form a seal. Pinch edges together, then brush with more egg. Chill on a lightly floured baking sheet for 15 mins. Can be made to here up to 2 days ahead or frozen for up to a month. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 281 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium