Guernsey Potato Pasties

About This Recipe

These delightful handheld pastries are filled with creamy potatoes, sautéed onions, and fresh herbs. They're perfect for lunch, picnics, or as a savory snack. This guernsey potato pasties is shaped by the home cooks who refined it across generations, balancing tradition with everyday practicality. It's the kind of midday dish that wakes you back up: textures that contrast, flavors that build. Home cooks return to it because the technique is forgiving once the order of operations clicks: build aromatics first, season in layers, and let time do the heavy lifting. The result lands somewhere between everyday and special — humble enough for a weeknight, generous enough for company.

Ingredients

Serves 8

• 320 gpuff pastry(thawed if frozen)
• 400 gpotatoes(diced small)
• 1 largeonion(finely chopped)
• 50 gbutter
• 2 tbspfresh parsley(chopped)
• 1 egg(beaten, for egg wash)

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare filling

   Sauté onion in butter until soft. Add potatoes, cook for 8 minutes until nearly tender. Season and cool with parsley.

2. 2

   Cut pastry

   Roll out pastry and cut into 8 squares of about 15cm.

3. 3

   Fill pastries

   Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each square, fold diagonally to form triangle, seal edges with fork.

4. 4

   Prepare for baking

   Place on baking sheet, brush with beaten egg.

5. 5

   Bake

   Bake at 200°C for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.

Variations

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  Add cheese to the filling

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  Include cooked ham or bacon

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  Use sweet potato for a variation

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  Vegetarian: swap the protein for roasted king oyster mushrooms, smoked tofu or cooked chickpeas — adjust seasoning slightly upward to compensate.

Storage

Keep in an airtight container for 2 days. Can be frozen unbaked for up to 3 months.

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