lakeland pastry presses(any ideas for fillings?

cooking-mama

Ive had my Lakeland Pastry press set delivered,does anyone have any ideas for fillings, with mince beef being the main ingredient,gonna try them out tomorrow,thanks.
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/lakeland-pasty-press-set/F/keyword/pasty/product/14632

cooking-mama

Ok,no one have these presses?,Any ideas hints tips on how to make cornish pasty,bridie type things,with or without the pastry presses?
sorry for asking but no instructions with them,i dont even know if the filling should go in raw or cooked...some veggie filling ideas would be good too thanks.

tessie_bear

i have these...cheese and onion...cheese and pickle,,,sausage and bean...apple puree....cheese and bacon...chicken in white sauce
hth ill be back when i think of some more

Swan_2

I had these, but could never get to grips with them, think I'm just clumsy though


any recipe for Cornish pasties would work with them & just about any pie filling, bridie recipes seem to be similar to the Cornish pasty, but without the veg, I had an old recipe, I'll see if I can find it
you could make some stewed beef or mince & make your own steak bakes/mince bakes :drool:
pre-cooked curry or chilli, with a bit of grated cheese in with the chilli if you like


& they're great for using up/dressing up leftovers that aren't enough to make a whole meal from


Calzones, put anything you'd put on top of a pizza inside them, so there's a lot of scope, lots of veggie fillings possible too
but keeping to the minced beef theme ... pizza tomato sauce, stir fried seasoned minced beef (spiced if you like) mozzarella, lightly sauteed diced onion & herbs
it'll take a bit of trial & error to get the amount just right so you don't get the filling spilling out, but they'll still taste good even if they burst

I've got a latin American recipe for turnovers made with minced beef, I'll dig it out & post later, see if I can find anything else too


you'll probably have had loads of replies by the time I get back

EDIT ... samosa fillings would work too

cooking-mama

Thanks Swan and Tessie bear..i never thought of cheese n onion..i suppose veggie toastie type fillings would work too,and the smalles press would work well for Samosa types,thanks guys..wont be mince in them today anyway...its still frozen solid,Duh

morganlefay

I've had one of these for literally years and never used it, tho I fancy little pies a lot. OH doesn't like pastry so I never got round to making them. I thought that anything you could put in a toasted sarnie would work - all the variations on cheese + chutney, or tomato etc - as above, also cooked chicken + ham or a range of things (spring onion, tomato, curry paste + mayo.) Cornish pasty fillings - tho think meat would need to be cooked). And sweet ones - jam, just slightly stewed apple or other fruit, tinned pie fillings, honey and nuts etc etc. I just wasn't sure how 'wet' you can or need to make the filling. Please report back when you've tried one and I'll dust my gadget off and have a go !

Kitchenbunny

I'm really interested in getting a set of these. I've also already got some potential filling ideas in my mind - unfortunately just haven't had chance to test them. I can say, however, that a mixture of sausagemeat and chorizo, perhaps with a few veggies in too, is a lovely tasty filling. Here's my "to try" pasty list

curried onion and potato
cheese and bacon
chicken and mushroom
salmon and herb
tomato and mozzarella (I think using the teeniest pasty press would make lovely little canapes)

Hope that helps.

KB xx

clare64

I also have these!
But when I bought them you only got two sizes but they are fantastic.
As a veggie I tend to make vegetable pasties., or the cheese, onion and potatoe ones from Domestic Goddess ( I do roast the little pieces of potatoe instead of boiling them)
Clarex