POTATO PASTRY
6 oz Margarine
8 oz Self-raising flour
Pinch of salt
8 oz Cold mashed potato
A little milk
VEGETABLE FILLING
8 oz Mixed vegetables; carrots,
-peas, celery etc.
A `walnut’ of butter
1 Onion, peeled and chopped
4 oz Mushrooms, wiped and sliced
1 ts Chopped parsley
1/4 pt White sauce
Salt and black pepper
3 oz Cheddar cheese grated
Set oven to 400/F or Mark 6. Potato Pastry; rub margarine into the
flour and salt until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Combine with
mashed potato, adding milk to produce a soft dough. Turn on a floured
surface and knead lightly. Roll out and line a greased, large
ovenproof dish. The pastry may be a littl e short so handle carefully
. Bake blind for 15 minutes then cool a little. The Filling chop and
lightly cook the vegetables, drain well and cool a little. Melt
butter and lightly fry onion and mushrooms. Combine with mixed
vegetables, add parsley and stir in the white sauce, seasoning to
taste . Put into the pastry case and level top. Sprnkle with grated
cheese and brush pastry rim with milk. Bake for further 15 to 20
minutes until pastry is golden and cheese melted and bubbling.
Yields
4 -6 serving