Grandmas Pasties

Ingredients:

• 10 sheets puff pastry GF if necessary
• 5-6 spuds grated
• 2 big carrots grated
• 1 turnip grated
• 1 pasnip grated
• 2 celery sticks finely chopped
• 1 onion grated
• 800-1000 gms mince meat
• 1 TBsp each salt and pepper
• Milk for glazing

Instructions:

1. Grease baking trays and set aside.
2. Heat oven to 180C.
3. Mix all ingredients except the pastry, in large pot with your hands. You can use a grinder if you have one to grind the vegetables.
4. Lay out one sheet of defrosted puff pastry on work surface and place 2 1/2 handfuls off centre of the mixture, then fold over pastry so edges are touching and the mixture is covered over.
5. Cut off excess triangle of pastry.
6. Fold over edges and press firmly down with fingers.
7. Place on baking trays and paint with some milk.
8. Continue until you use up all the mixed ingredients up.
9. Cook at 180C (you may have to adjust to your stove) for 1 hour or until golden brown.
10. Turn the trays around several times while cooking, to ensure all sides are browned. Cook for an hour and remove when golden brown.
11. You can use the extra piece of pastry and cook after the pasties have finished. to make dessert. Paint pastry pieces, with a little milk and cook until golden. Serve cut in half with jam and whipped cream.