Name: Mexi bean pasties
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 capsicum, seeded, chopped; 1 kumara, peeled, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 2 tomatoes, chopped; 420 gram can mexi beans; 1 cup grated tasty cheese; 4 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed; 2 tablespoon sesame seeds; milk for glazing

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 capsicum, seeded, chopped

1 kumara, peeled, chopped

1 onion, chopped

2 tomatoes, chopped

420 gram can mexi beans

1 cup grated tasty cheese

4 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed

2 tablespoon sesame seeds

milk for glazing

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Lightly grease 2 baking trays.

2.Heat oil in a frying pan on medium. Saute capsicum, kumara and onion for 2-3 minutes until onion is tender. Add tomatoes and cook for a further 2 minutes.

3.Remove from heat and stir in beans and cheese. Season to taste.

4.Cut each piece of pastry into 4. Place 2 tablespoons of mixture into the centre of each pastry square. Wet edges with a little water. Fold pastry over to form a triangle, pressing edges together with a fork to seal.

5.Make 2 or 3 slits in the top of each pastry. Brush with a little milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Serve with salad.

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