While these savoury little pies take a bit of time to prepare, they are well worth the effort. The dough is forgiving and can handle being stretched over the filling. Serve with a tomatillo or tomato salsa.
- Portion size 32 servings
- Credits : Canadian Living Magazine: December 2012
Ingredients
Filling:
Method
In bowl, whisk flour with salt. Using pastry blender, cut in butter until in fine crumbs with a few larger pieces. Whisk 1 of the egg yolks with water; drizzle over dry ingredients, stirring briskly with fork and adding up to 2 tbsp more water if necessary to form ragged dough. Press into disc. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour. (Makeahead: Refrigerate for up to 3 days.)Filling: In nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; cook chorizo, breaking up with back of wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to small bowl.
In same skillet, cook onion, garlic, cumin, oregano, salt and cloves over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add beans, corn, tomato paste and chorizo; cook, stirring, until heated through, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro.
Divide pastry in half. On lightly floured surface, roll out each half to 1/8-inch (3 mm) thickness. Using 3-inch (8 cm) round cutter, cut out circles, rerolling scraps.
Mix remaining egg yolk with 2 tbsp water; brush some over edge of each circle. Place scant 1 tbsp filling in centre; fold pastry over to make semicircle. Press edge with fork to seal. With tip of knife or fork, pierce top to make vent hole. Place, 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart, on parchment paper–lined baking sheets. (Makeahead: Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Or freeze until firm, 20 minutes; store in airtight container for up to 1 week. Bake frozen, adding 5 minutes to cooking time.)
Brush egg wash over pastry. Bake in 400ºF (200ºC) oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool on rack.
Nutritional facts Per piece: about
- Fibre 1 g
- Sodium 198 mg
- Sugars 1 g
- Protein 3 g
- Calories 94.0
- Potassium 45 mg
- Cholesterol 29 mg
- Saturated fat 3 g
- Total carbohydrate 8 g
%RDI
- Iron 5.0
- Folate 10.0
- Calcium 1.0
- Vitamin A 4.0
- Vitamin C 2.0
