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Cheesy Olive Pastries are your must have party nibble for the coming festive season. Packed with Mediterranean flavours, these irresistible little bites will be gone in the blink of an eye.

Back in 2007 I came across a recipe for olive pastries in a supermarket magazine. I tried it and instantly fell in love. As did the rest of my immediate family. And my wider family. And an army of friends. Back then I was able to pick up some tasty olives pre-stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes. But over the years, those olives have become harder to find and I‘ve got a lot more creative. I’ve gradually tweaked the recipe so that I can always create this family favourite regardless of what the current trend on the supermarket olive counter is.

What I have on offer today is a light, crumbly and brazenly cheesy pastry, loaded up with Parmesan and Cheddar. Hidden inside this delectable cheesy crust are juicy green olives stuffed with sun-dried tomatoes that have been tossed in a smattering of green pesto.

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These Deep Filled Blackcurrant Pies are the perfect marriage of sweet, tart jammy blackcurrant pie filling generously piled into crisp, golden homemade pastry. Eat them on their own – warm or cold – or elevate them into dessert status by serving with cream, custard or ice cream. These pies are sweet comfort food at their best.

Fruit pies and the little black dress have a lot in common. Both are timeless, often making appearances in restaurants or cosy suppers with friends and they can re-invent themselves so many times that they will never go out of fashion. But when it comes to baking a pie myself, I often prefer to stick to the classics, since I find simple fruit pies homely and comforting. These Deep Filled Blackcurrant Pies are fine examples of the type of pie I’m likely to bake.

I grew up in an era when Mr Kipling ruled the supermarket shelves with his Individual Cherry Bakewells and Deep Filled Pies. It’s Mr K’s pies that are really the inspiration behind my Blackcurrant Pies….

Cheesy Olive Pastries stuffed with Sun-dried Tomatoes

Deep-Filled Blackcurrant Pies

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