CRAB & LEEK PASTIES

Crab & leek pasties image

Adding a crabmeat filling to these pasties makes these special enough to serve to friends

Provided by Good Food team

Time 55m

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

500g pack puff pastry
25g butter
140g leeks , washed and thinly sliced
pinch of saffron strands
250g crabmeat (white or brown, or a mix of the two)
small bunch parsley , roughly chopped
50g fresh white breadcrumb
1 zest and juice 1 lemon
1 egg , beaten

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface, then cut round a plate to make four 18cm circles. Put in the fridge for 10 mins.
In the meantime, melt the butter in a frying pan. Cook the leeks for 5 mins until soft. Soak the saffron in 1 tbsp of boiling water for 2 mins. Tip the saffron and soaking liquid into the leeks and cook for 1 min more.
Put the crabmeat in a bowl with the parsley, breadcrumbs, zest and lemon juice and some seasoning. Stir in the leeks then divide the mix between the four pastry circles, laying the filling on one half of the pastry. Brush the edge with egg then fold the pastry over, pressing the edges together. Brush the pasties with egg and bake for 30-35 mins until golden. Leave to cool then serve warm or at room temperature with extra lemon wedges if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 684 calories, Fat 45 grams fat, SaturatedFat 21 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 49 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 23 grams protein, Sodium 2.39 milligram of sodium