Lobster Patties

Description/Notes:

Scrumptious sea-food patties in mouthwatering flaky pastry cases

Ingredients:

8 oz. (225g) flaky pastry

1 medium can lobster

quarter pint thick white sauce

1 tbsp. Cream

pinch of paprika

1 tsp. chopped parsley

salt and pepper

beaten egg to glaze

squeeze of lemon juice

Cooking Instructions:

Pre-heat oven to 450F ,Gas Mark 7
Roll pastry thinly and cut into 3 inch (7.5 cm.) rounds
Line some fairly deep patty tins with half the rounds
Add the chopped lobster to the white sauce, cream, lemon juice, seasonings and parsley
Put a spoonful of the mixture into each patty case, moisten the edge of the pastry and put another round on top, pressing the edges well together
Crimp the edges and make a hole in the top of each patty with a skewer and brush over with a little beaten egg
Bake for about 20 minutes in the pre-heated oven