Cheese & Spinach Pasties

00h 20
00h 35

Simple and easy to make, these cheese and spinach pasties are perfect for a light lunch. 

Ingredients and Method

Ingredients

  • 200g Shortcrust Pastry
  • 50g Baby Leaf Spinach, chopped
  • 30g Pecorino Cheese
  • 60g Mature Cheddar, grated
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/390F/gas 6. Line the baking tray with baking parchment.
  2. Add the chopped spinach, pecorino, cheddar cheese and nutmeg to a mixing bowl and stir together.
  3. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface.
  4. Cut the pastry using a round cutter.
  5. Place the spinach and cheese mixture into your pastry circle, piling it along the middle of the pastry.
  6. Brush the rim of the pastry with beaten egg. Bring up the pastry from either side to meet in the middle and pinch together to make a scalloped edge down the centre.
  7. Bake for 20 minutes at 180C until golden brown.