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Cornish Pasty

Cornish Pasty

Shortcrust pastry uses a mix of lard and butter for the right sturdy-but-flaky texture; chilled, rested for 30 minutes, rolled to 4 mm thick, and cut into 22 cm discs (a small plate works as a guide). Filling: beef skirt (cut into 5 mm cubes, never minced), potato (5 mm dice), swede (5 mm dice) and onion (5 mm dice), seasoned generously with salt and pepper. The filling is piled on half of each pastry disc, leaving a 1 cm border. The pastry is folded over; edges are crimped firmly with thumb-and-forefinger pressed-and-twisted rope crimps along the curved edge. Egg-washed; baked at 200°C for 15 min, then 180°C for 35-40 min until deep golden.

Snacks 2 hours 5 minutes Serves4
Kuku Sib Zamini

Kuku Sib Zamini

Potatoes are boiled in their skins until tender (about 25 minutes); cooled slightly, peeled, grated on the coarse side. Onion is sautéed in oil with a pinch of turmeric until soft. Eggs are beaten with salt, pepper, saffron-water, baking powder and a tablespoon of flour. The grated potato and softened onion are folded through. The mixture is tipped into a buttered 24 cm round or square tin; baked at 180°C for 25-30 minutes until the top is gold and the centre is just set. Cooled slightly; cut into squares. Excellent with Greek yogurt or as part of a sabzi-khordan (Persian herb-and-cheese plate).

Snacks 55 minutes Serves6
Nigerian Meat Pie

Nigerian Meat Pie

A short pastry of plain flour, butter, margarine (the mix gives Nigerian pies their distinctive texture, flakier than all-butter, sturdier than all-margarine), a pinch of baking powder, salt and cold water is made and rested. The filling: minced beef browned with onion, garlic, curry powder, thyme and a stock cube, then a small dice of carrot and potato added and cooked through with a splash of stock and a touch of cornflour to give a thick gravy. Pastry rolls out 4 mm thick, cuts into 15 cm rounds; filling goes on half; egg-wash glues; crimp; egg-wash on top. Bake at 200°C 30-35 minutes until deep gold.

Snacks 1 hour 45 minutes Serves6