SAUSAGE and POTATO Pastries

Method:

Peel and wash potatoes and add to a saucepan of water with ½ tsp sea salt, boil on a medium heat until fork tender.

In a frying pan add butter and olive oil on a medium heat.

Then remove casings from sausage and cut in small pieces and add to frying pan and start cooking, remove any oil from pan. 

Peel and dice onion and add to frying pan and cook with sausage until golden brown. Remove from heat. In a bowl add potatoes and mash with some butter. Then fold in the sausage and onions, then continue folding it together until combined.

Then make your pastry dough see recipe below!!

Pastry Dough:

2 cup white or wheat flour             ½ cup Cold Butter

½ tsp salt                                         ½ cup COLD water

Mix flour, butter ( chop in pieces) and salt together in bowl mix with your hand or mixer with hook, when mixed add water mix with fork until it crumbles then by hand shape into a ball then remove from bowl/mixer.

Put dough on the counter top and sprinkle with flour, cut the ball into two pieces then roll out until all even.

Cut in 4” round pieces until all used, take a tablespoon of the potato and sausage mixer and place in the middle of dough cut outs and fold over. Pinch the sides down with a fork and a dusting of butter.

Preheat oven to 375ºF and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. You can also deep fry or cook in the Air Fryer. 

Serve as a appetizer or with a meal.

Bonita’s Tip:  After cooked and at room temperature you can freeze them in a air tight container and reheat them in the Air Fryer or oven to crisp up.