Cornish Pasties - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (2 to 3 lb.) chuck roast
1 large onion
2 large potatoes
1 large turnip
salt and pepper
1 beaten egg
shortcrust pastry

Preparation

Peel onion; set in same pan as the meat and roast until fairly tender.
Cut meat and onion up fine.
Boil potatoes and turnip; dice.
Mix with meat.
Add salt and pepper.
Roll out pastry fairly thin (1/4-inch).
Cut into rounds the size of a saucer.
Put meat mixture in the center of each round.
Bring 2 opposite sides of pastry together in a join at the top and flute edges.
Brush with beaten egg.
Bake in hot 425\u00b0 oven for 30 to 40 minutes.
This mixture will make several dozen pasties.