Mini chilli beef pies

Instructions

1- step 1 To make chilli, heat oil in a pan and fry onion for 5 mins until soft.

2- Add spices; fry for 1 min.

3- Stir in beef and cook for a few mins.

4- Add tomato purée, stock and cinnamon.

5- Give it a stir, bring to the boil, then simmer for 15-20 mins until very little liquid is left.

6- Add beans 5 mins before the end of cooking.

7- Check seasoning and cool.

8- step 2 Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.

9- Using a 7cm pastry cutter, stamp out 12 circles from the pastry.

10- Use to line a 12-hole mini muffin tray, prick the base of the pastry with a fork, and bake for 10 mins.

11- Remove from oven and cool on a wire tray.

12- Repeat with remaining pastry.

13- step 3 Meanwhile, cook the potato in boiling water until tender.

14- Drain, mash with soured cream and seasoning, then stir through chives.

15- Spoon 1-2 tsp of chilli mix into the pastry cases and top with a tsp of mash.

16- Ruffle mash with a fork; return to the oven for 15 mins or until golden.