Cornish pasties
Cornish pasties are golden pastry parcels filled with tender stewing beef, onion, carrot and potato in a buttery shortcrust made with salted butter and lard. The Thermomix TM7 brings precision to every stage: weighing flour to the gram, mixing the chilled-water dough evenly, and chopping vegetables uniformly. A hearty main course straight from Cornwall's mining tradition.
About this recipe
Cornish pasties Thermomix TM7 recipes bring Cornwall's most iconic bake straight into your kitchen with the help of an all-in-one kitchen machine. These legendary crimped pastries, once carried down tin mines by hungry miners, are filled with succulent stewing beef, softened onion, diced carrot and potato, then sealed in a rich pastry made from plain flour, salted butter and lard bound with chilled water. What makes this recipe work so well in the TM7 is precision at every stage: the integrated scale weighs your flour and butter without extra bowls, the blade chops the onion and carrot into an even dice so the filling cooks uniformly, and the mixing function brings the pastry together without overworking it — the secret to a tender, short crust. Whether you are planning a hearty weekend lunch, a picnic treat or batch-cooking for the freezer, these pasties deliver crisp golden pastry and a juicy, savoury centre every single time.
Preparation tips
- Keep the salted butter and lard fridge-cold before making the pastry, and use chilled water as listed — cold fat creates the flaky layers that make Cornish pasties crumble beautifully rather than turn tough.
- Dice the stewing beef and potato quite small so they cook through at the same rate as the carrot and onion inside the sealed pastry; uneven chunks leave raw filling under a golden crust.
- Crimp the edge firmly on one side so the pasty holds its juices during baking, and brush with a little beaten egg for a deep golden finish. Unbaked pasties freeze well on a tray before bagging.
- Chill the shaped pasties before baking so the butter in the pastry firms up again; this helps the crust hold its shape and develop those desirable flaky layers rather than spreading on the tray.
Recipe variations
- Vegetarian pasties: replace the stewing beef with diced swede, mushroom and a handful of mature cheddar. The onion, carrot and buttery pastry stay the same, giving a hearty meat-free parcel full of savoury flavour.
- Festive version: add a spoonful of wholegrain mustard and a sprig of thyme to the beef filling, or swap in leftover roast turkey and cranberry sauce after Christmas for a seasonal twist on the classic Cornish pasty.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Precision weighing - The Thermomix built-in scale weighs plain flour and salted butter directly in the bowl for a consistent pastry. [Weighing]. [Precision Control]
- Uniform chopping - The TM7 blade dices onion and carrot evenly in seconds, so the beef filling cooks uniformly inside the pastry. [Chopping]. [Multi-Function]
- Even mixing - The Thermomix combines flour, lard and chilled water into a smooth dough without overworking the gluten. [Mixing]. [Multi-Function]
- Hands-free kneading - The TM7 kneads the pastry hands-free while you dice the stewing beef for the filling. [Kneading]. [Hands-Free]
- Gentle heating - The Thermomix gently softens butter and onion without burning, creating a juicy base for the pasty filling. [Heating]. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- stewing beef
- plain flour
- salted butter
- lard
- sea salt
- chilled water
- brown onion
- carrot
- salted butter
- potato