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Bacon Puffs CD PIC
35mins plus cooling
Makes 8 Cold Pork Picnics Pies
Ingredients 100g/4oz Streaky Bacon, finely chopped 12g/ ½ oz Butter 12g/ ½ oz Flour 175g/6oz Flaky Pastry 4-6 tbsp Milk Black Pepper Grated Nutmeg 1 Egg, beaten Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 220C, 425F, Gas Mark 7 and roll out the pastry to 6mm/1/4 inch thickness and divide into 8 squares.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the bacon and fry gently until lightly coloured then add the flour and cook for 1 minute stirring.
3. Gradually add the milk little by little, stirring all the time, until
the mixture boils and thickens. Cook for 1 minute then add the pepper and
nutmeg.
4. Place a spoonful of this mixture on the pastry squares, dampen edges
with a little beaten egg and fold over to form triangles. Press the edges well
together and knock up the edges with the back of a knife.
5. Put the parcels on a baking tray, brush the top of each with a little
beaten egg and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden brown and risen.
6. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool .
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