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Spooky Scotch Beef & Pumpkin Pies

  • Prep 15 mins
  • Cook 3 hr 45 mins
  • Serves 8

Ingredients

Cooking Method

  • 1
    Preheat the oven to 150°C/130°C fan.
  • 2
    Put the beef in a bowl, sprinkle on the flour and season. Toss to coat.
  • 3
    Heat oil in a large casserole dish, cook the beef over a high heat until just browned then transfer to a bowl.
  • 4
    Add the onion and celery to the casserole dish and cook until soft. Transfer the meat back to casserole dish.
  • 5
    Stir in the tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Next add the beef stock and bring to the boil then cook in the oven for 1 hour 45 minutes.
  • 6
    Add the squash and cook for another 30 mins, until the meat is tender. Leave to cool.
  • 7
    While the meat is cooking, flour a work surface and roll out the pastry thinly. Cut out 8x10cm rounds and 8 x 11.5 cm rounds.
  • 8
    Cut jack-o-lantern faces in the smaller rounds. Put the rounds on a plate with a piece of baking paper between each one. Cover with cling foil and chill.
  • 9
    Turn up the heat to 200°C/180°C fan.
  • 10
    Use the larger pastry rounds to line 8 Yorkshire pudding tins. Fill with beef mixture. Brush the edges with egg. Put the pastry lids on top, brush with egg and bake for 20-25 minutes. Enjoy!
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