Turkey, ham and cheese pasties

THESE delicious pasties are a great way to use up the festive leftovers.

Our healthy eating columnist, Sharron McCormick explains: "The cheese sauce turns what can sometimes be a bland dish into something much tastier and best of all they will be a real hit with the whole family."

Ingredients

Makes six to eight pasties

l 200g leftover cooked turkey

l 200g leftover cooked ham

l 250ml unsweetened almond milk

l One tablespoon cornflour

l Two tablespoons fresh parmesan cheese

l One sheet of light puff pastry

Method

1: Preheat oven 180 degrees/gas mark 4.

2: Mix the cornflour with a little milk. Add the remaining milk to a saucepan and heat until almost boiling.

3: Stir in the cheese and cornflour. Continue to stir until thickened.

4: Chop up the ham and turkey. Mix into the sauce.

5: Remove from the heat and pour into a cold bowl. This will help it to cool quicker.

6: Unroll the puff pastry and place onto a sheet of baking paper.

7: place another sheet of baking paper on top and gently roll out until the pastry is approximately another 1/3-1/2 bigger.

8: Remove top layer of baking paper. Cut the pastry into six to eight oblong sections.

9: Place a couple of spoonfuls of the turkey and ham filling onto one half of the pastry, avoiding the sides.

10: Carefully fold over the pastry to form the pastie.

"This is easier if you use the underneath baking paper to guide it and then gently remove the folded paper with a knife," Sharron advises.

11: Crimp then edges of the pasties with a fork all the way around each one.

12: Slide the pasties with the baking paper onto an oven tray.

13: Cook in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden.

Calores per pastie if making approx 242-288

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