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Bacon & Cheese Turnover

A delicious and easy-to-make pastry filled with bacon and cheese.

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British
medium
1h 17m
4
Prep: 32 min
Cook: 45 min
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John Kirkwood
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Ingredients
  • 4 Spring onionschopped fine
  • 2 cloves Garlicchopped fine
  • Back baconunsmoked, cut into small pieces
  • Mature cheddar cheesepart of a 50/50 blend with red leicester
  • Red leicester cheesepart of a 50/50 blend with mature cheddar
  • 500 g Puff pastryblock
  • Dried sage(optional)optional
  • Black peppera good pinch
  • 1 large Eggfor egg wash
  • dash Milkadded to egg wash
Instructions
  1. 1

    Chop the spring onions and garlic finely.

    2 min

  2. 2

    Cut the back bacon into small pieces, removing most of the fat.

    3 min

  3. 3

    Mix the cheddar and red leicester cheese in a bowl.

    1 min

  4. 4

    Add the chopped onions, garlic, dried sage (optional), and black pepper to the cheese. Mix well.

    3 min

  5. 5

    Divide the mixture into four equal parts.

    1 min

  6. 6

    Roll out the puff pastry to a 7-inch square using a rolling pin with a 3 mm spacer.

    5 min

  7. 7

    Prepare an egg wash by whisking a large egg with a dash of milk.

    2 min

  8. 8

    Assemble the turnovers by placing the cheese mixture and bacon onto the pastry, folding it over, and sealing the edges.

    10 min

  9. 9

    Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F).

    5 min

  10. 10

    Brush the turnovers with egg wash and bake for 45 minutes.

    45 min

Equipment Needed
Rolling pin
Baking tray
Parchment paper
Bench scraper
Whisk

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