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Pea, Tarragon & Cream Cheese Pithivier

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, finely chopped and cooked in a knob of butter until soft
  • 150g frozen peas, defrosted
  • 125g cream cheese, beaten until soft
  • small bunch tarragon, chopped
  • ½ lemon, zested
  • handful parsley, chopped
  • 500g pack puff pastry, rolled out and cut into 2 x 14cm circles and 2 x 16cm circles
  • 1 egg, beaten

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix all the ingredients together except the pastry and egg.
  2. Lay the 2 smaller pastry circles out on a baking sheet and heap the filling in the middle, brush around the edges with egg and lay the bigger circles on top. Press the edges together with a fork, score a pattern on the top and brush with egg. Bake for 25 minutes or until puffed and golden.