Savory Vegetable Hand Pies

Day 299

After a day of making jam and harvesting some things from the garden, we were completely starving and ready for a yummy reward.

Savory Vegetable Hand Pies

Savory Vegetable Hand Pies

Vegetables and cheese in a savory pastry. Mmmm. All Laura's idea and doing. We used a few things from the garden and some organic produce from the store.

Filling Ingredients
Vegetarian chicken breast, fried & diced
Carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks
Mushrooms, chopped
Broccoli, chopped
1 large shallot, chopped
Cheddar, grated

Vegetables sautéing

Pastry Crust
2 cups flour
1/2 cup shredded cheddar
2 tbsp minced flat-leafed parsley
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled and cubed
1/2 cup cold water
1 egg

Combine flour, cheese, parsley, sugar and salt in a medium bowl, then cut in butter until you have coarse crumbs. Gradually add water until a ball can be formed.

Ball of pastry dough

Divide into 4 equal parts, roll each out into a 7" disc.

Making hand pies

Add a handful of grated cheddar to each disc, followed by about 1 cup of cooked "chicken" and vegetables. Fold the pastry around the mixture and seal edges using water.

Egg wash

Lightly beat the egg and add 1 tsp water and brush over each hand pie. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.

Savory Vegetable Hand Pies

Reviews/Comments

I knew this was going to be good, but they were still surprisingly amazing. Maybe it was because I was soooo hungry, but I savored every mouthful. Lunch is going to be sooo good tomorrow.