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Wholemeal Smoked Cheese and Sweet Potato Pasties

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Packed with autumn flavours. Try this for weekend luch or for a special change to a pack lunch!

400 grams	Wholemeal Plain Flour (Allinson)
	Pinch Of Salt
125 grams	Butter chilled and cubed
100 grams	chilled white vegetable fat, cubed
400 grams	Butternut Squash Halved, Seeds Removed And Chopped
400 grams	Sweet Potatoes Peeled And Chopped
2 tbsp	Olive Oil
150 grams	Bavarian Smoked Cheese, cubed
6	springs of fresh sage, torn

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Preheat the oven to 200ºC/Fan 180ºC/ Gas mark 6. Sift the flour into a processor, add the salt, chilled butter and white vegetable fat. Pulse together until the mixture forms crumbs. Add 5-6 tbsp cold water and pulse until the mixture almost combines.
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a few seconds until it forms a smooth firm dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 30 mins.
Put the squash and the sweet potatoes into a large roasting tin. Drizzle over the olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roast for 30 mins until the vegetables are tender.
Divide the pastry into 6 and roll out each piece thinly on a lightly floured surface to a 20cm/8inch round.
Spoon the vegetables, cheese and sage onto one half of each round. Brush the edges of the pastry with water, then fold the uncovered side over to make the pasties. Press the edges firmly together to seal and crimp them. Make a slit at the top of each pasty.
Put onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 25 mins until the pastry is firm and golden.