Mini Cornish Pasties

These were an obvious choice for the wedding menu for Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. They are the most iconic food from Cornwall (though some may argue that clotted cream is). Originally pasties, or oggies as they are known locally, were made as a “packed lunch” for the miners. Sometimes they had meat at one end and apple at the other—main course and dessert all in one! The miners would toss away the thick, wide pastry edges where the pasty was held while eatin