Simple puff pastry parcels filled with a savoury haggis filling. Perfect for Bonfire Night, Burns Night or just something different for packed lunches.

SCOTTISH SAVOURY PUFFS

Savoury Puffs.

Don't they look good in their golden splendour? Puff pastry pies are always a treat.

I know you're going to love them.

The dark nights are closing in and it feels like winter.

The dread excitement builds as Christmas hurtles towards us, but first we have some fun and some fire.

2024 UPDATE 

Shrinkflation has hit. Ready rolled puff pastry used to be a standard 375g across big brands and supermarket own brands.

It's now shrunk to 320g (Jusrol, Tesco & Asda, maybe other supermarkets too) which can make a big difference (you end up with too much filling).

So be aware you may need extra pastry or you will have leftover filling (don't try and add it all to these smaller sheets of pastry).

Bonfire Night Rhyme

Remember remember the fifth of November

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason why gunpowder, treason

Should ever be forgot...

What is Guy Fawkes Night ?

Bonfire night or Guy Fawkes night as we also call it is a strange ritual in Britain.

An evening where we get together and remember a night in 1605 when Guy Fawkes used 36 barrels of gunpowder in his attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament, to kill King James I and restore a Catholic government to power.

He failed.

He hanged!

I told you it was strange.

The government of the time wasn't popular, so we celebrate the wee man having a go at getting rid of them.

A bit macabre I know, but all in good fun.

What happens on Bonfire Night?

1. Children make a guy out of old clothes and bits and pieces. It will later be burned on the fire to symbolise Guy Fawkes.
2. Children travel around their neighbourhood asking for a "penny for the guy" (although I am not sure if this is done as frequently as it was when I was a child. Our local bonfires were a neighbourhood affairs, set up by children with the help of a few adults, but now most displays in Scotland are official ones set up by the local council, including the bonfire).
3.  The fire is lit with the guy (effigy of guy fawkes) sitting proudly atop. People begin to gather for the fun ahead.
4. Later in the evening a firework show begins near the bonfire.

Remember it's cold on Bonfire Night

We wrap up warmly in woolly scarves, hats & gloves.

The we join the procession heading to our local park, to listen to loud music, watch the fires sizzling and join in with the ohs and ahhs as each rocket explodes in a noisy, colourful sparkle in the sky.

We eat!

We eat hot soup in flasks, baked potatoes wrapped in foil to keep them warm, warm flaky pastries, crunchy toffee apples.........

Hand held treats and hot drinks are essential!

For more delicious puff pastry recipes, check out 50 BEST Plant-Based Puff Pastry Recipes for Vegans.

For more Scottish recipes have a look at my recipe index of Scottish Recipes for Vegans and Vegetarians

Vegetarian Haggis

In case you haven't tried it before, vegetarian haggis is a blend of finely chopped and cooked root vegetables, oats, pulses, spices and seeds. It's absolutely heavenly stuff and a great all round ingredient.

If you can't find any veggie haggis, you can make your own, you can find the recipe over at Green Gourmet Giraffe.

The beauty of using veggie haggis in these puffs is that it doesn't need to be cooked first, you can just scoop it out of it's packet. 

How To Use Veggie Haggis

I use it in pasties with mustard and cubes of potato, pasties filled with layers of veggie haggis, tatties and baked beans, as a baked potato filling, in vegetarian scotch eggs, as a starter in veggie haggis bites which are covered in a spiced crispy beer batter, 

I also make instant vegan burgers my husband says are the best he has ever tasted, veggie clangers with a savoury haggis and mustard at one end and a sweet apple filling at the other.

Finally I make a veggie haggis and red lentil nut roast that is perfect for Burns Night served with a creamy whisky sauce.

If you're looking for more puff pastry treats, check out my 25 Awesome Puff Pastry Recipes for Vegans and my Sunday Dinner special butternut, red pepper and potato puff pastry plait.

Happy Bonfire Night Everyone!


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Scottish Savoury Puffs

Yield: 6

Author: Jacqueline Meldrum

Prep time: 10 MCook time: 20 MTotal time: 30 M

Simple puff pastry parcels filled with a savoury haggis filling. Perfect for Bonfire Night, Burns Night or just something different for packed lunches.

Ingredients:

• 454g/ 1 lb vegetarian haggis
• 320g/1 roll puff pastry
• 75g/½ cup frozen peas
• 75g/½ cup frozen sweetcorn
• 2-3 tbsp wholegrain mustard (optional, children may prefer tomato puree)
• 1 tbsp milk or soya milk

Instructions:

How to cook Scottish Savoury Puffs

1. Take your puff pastry out of the fridge to allow it to come to room temperature.
2. Preheat the oven to 190c /170c fan/375f /Gas Mark 5.
3. Roll your pastry on a lightly floured board until it is quite thin.
4. Use a saucer or small cereal bowl to cut circles out of the pastry.
5. On one half of the pastry add a filling of veggie haggis and a scattering of frozen peas and sweetcorn. If you want to, you can spread some mustard on the pastry first.
6. Wet the edges of the circle with water and fold the half with no filling over the half with filling. Press down the edges and crimp with your fingers.
7. Slash the top of each puff a couple of times to let steam out and pop onto a baking tray.
8. Brush each puff with milk and bake for 20 minutes until the puffs are beautiful and golden.
9. Enjoy!

Notes:

You can substitute the wholegrain mustard with tomato puree. Children usually prefer this.
These can be frozen.
Vegetarian haggis is usually suitable for vegans too. It is available online and in supermarkets.

Calories
328.12

Fat (grams)
19.47

Sat. Fat (grams)
8.26

Carbs (grams)
36.85

Fiber (grams)
3.94

Net carbs
32.91

Sugar (grams)
3.59

Protein (grams)
17.84

Sodium (milligrams)
536.96

Cholesterol (grams)
144.28

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