• homemade puff pastry or store bought one can be used (to see how i make puff pastry from scratch, check out my beef wellington recipe)
• 1 cup grated cheese ( i used cheddar)
• 1 teaspoon dry basil
• 1 teaspoon dry parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dry small thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne/black pepper
• 1 glove garlic grated
• 1 teaspoon mustard
• 1 egg (for egg wash )
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder for a vibrant color once baked

Ingredients

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f

• in a large bowl, place grated cheese, basil, parsley, thyme, cayenne and mustard. mix until combined and set aside.
• on a lightly floured counter top, place pastry dough. lightly dust the dough with flour and roll out to desired length (about 6 inches in length. shouldn’t be too thick or too thin). cut into circular, square or rectangle shapes. using a teaspoon, add cheese paste/filling in the middle (about 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon depending on the shape and length of the pie dough. seal edges with water. pick up half of the dough and place it over the filling neatly and press the sides together. take a fork and pressed together.
• once done, place in refrigerator for about 10 minutes to chill. while pies are chilling, place egg and turmeric in a small bowl and whisk until completely combined. after 10 minutes remove from refrigerator and using a scissors make cuts or incisions on the top of the pies
• using a pastry brush, brush the top of the pies with the egg wash mixture. place in preheated oven to bake for about 20-30 minutes
• once baked, remove from oven and allow to cool serving
• enjoy!

*Please note that the same pastry dough used for the wellington is the same one that can be used for meat pies etc.

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Baked Mac and Cheese

Ingredients

• 1 pk eve macaroni (300grams)
• 3 tablespoon margarine
• 3 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon mustard oil
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1 egg large
• 11/4 cups cheese
• 1 tsp salt (more or less depending on your taste)
• a dash of cayenne or black pepper

For the topping

• 3 tablespoon margarine
• 1 cup homemade or store bought bread crumbs

Instructions

• preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• in a pot, bring to boil some water with a bit of salt and add in macaroni. allow to cook for about 8 minutes
• while pasta is cooking, in a frying pan melt the margarine, whisk in the mustard oil and flour. keep whisking for about 5 minutes. make sure there aren’t any lumps. stir in milk, onion, bay leaf and paprika. simmer for about 10 minutes and remove from heat and remove the bay leaf
• quickly stir in egg. next stir in 3/4 of the amount of cheese. fold in macaroni and season with salt and pepper. pour into baking dish. top with remaining cheese
• in another pan, melt margarine and mix in bread crumbs. top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. place in oven and bake for 30 minutes. remove from oven and rest of 5 minutes (if you can lol) before serving

• do enjoy!

Now that you have tried this Baked Mac and Cheese recipe, here are some similar ones to try.

Grenadian Macaroni Pie

Salted Mackerel with Corn Dumplings

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