Smoked Fish Turnover

Ingredients

• 1 Beaten Egg
• 8 ozs. Cooked Smoked Fillets
• 3 tablespoonfuls Mashed Potatoes
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 teaspoonful Chopped Parsley
• Grating of Nutmeg
• 34 oz. Margarine
• 3/4 oz. McDougall’s Self-raising Flour
• 1/44 pint Milk
• 1 hard-boiled Egg

Method

1. 1

   Prepare the pastry and leave in a cool place.

2. 2

   Melt the margarine, add the flour, cook for a few seconds, stir in the milk, bring to the boil and boil for two minutes.

3. 3

   Stir in the flaked fish, chopped egg, etc., cool.

4. 4

   Roll the pastry into a square, brush the edges with beaten egg and put the filling in the middle.

5. 5

   Bring the two top corners of the pastry together and press the edges firmly.

6. 6

   Repeat with the bottom corners.

7. 7

   Press the other edges in place.

8. 8

   Brush all over with beaten egg.

9. 9

   Make leaves from the pastry trimmings, brush with egg, arrange in the centre, roll up a ball of pastry and put in the centre to hold the leaves in place.

10. 10

    Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 40 mins.

As published

This recipe was extracted from McDougall's cookery book (1950) by McDougall's Ltd, page 22. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SMOKED FISH TURNOVER Flaky Pastry (see page 26), Short Crust (see page 23) or New Crust (see page 29). 1 Beaten Egg. Filling 8 ozs. Cooked Smoked Fillets. 3 tablespoonfuls Mashed Potatoes. Salt and Pepper. 1 teaspoonful Chopped Parsley. Grating of Nutmeg. 34 oz. Margarine. 3/4 0z. McDougall’s Self-raising Flour. 1/44 pint Milk. 1 hard- boiled Eg

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