Bacon Cheeseburger Parcels

Ingredients

Rough Puff Pastry:

375g high grade flour

375g Westgold Unsalted Butter    

¾ tsp salt

¾ C cold water

Patties:

500g beef mince

2 eggs, beaten 

1 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped

2 Tbsp chives, finely chopped

2 garlic, crushed 

⅓ C breadcrumbs

Salt & Pepper 

2 Tbsp oil 

Filling:     

16 slices cheese 

8 slices gherkin 

8 tsp mild mustard      

8 tsp tomato relish  

4 rashes of streaky bacon   

½ C cheese, grated  

1 tsp sesame seeds     

1 egg, beaten                               

Method

To make the pastry:

In a bowl, combine butter and flour, rubbing the butter into the flour with your fingertips until visible lumps of butter remain.

Make a well in the centre, pour in water, and mix to form a firm dough.

Roll out on a floured surface to a 20cm x 35cm rectangle. Fold into thirds, then roll out and fold in thirds again. Wrap in plastic and leave in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.

Repeat the rolling and folding process two more times, resting in the fridge in between each rolling and folding. The pastry is now ready to use.

To make the patties: 

Mix the mince, eggs, herbs, garlic, breadcrumbs, and season.

Divide the mixture into 16 equal patties.

Heat oil in a frying pan, sear each side of the patties quickly to brown, then set aside to cool.

Brown bacon rashes in the same pan quickly on each side.

Remove from the pan and leave to cool.

To form the parcels:

Roll the pastry out to a large rectangle with a 2-3mm thickness. Cut out 8 pastry squares measuring 15cm x 15cm.

Create 8 patty stacks ready to place inside the pastry. Start with a patty, then 2 slices of cheese (cut the same size as the patty), then 2 pieces of bacon, a slice of gherkin (cut the same size as the patty), 1 teaspoon mustard, and 1 teaspoon tomato relish, then 2 slices of cheese, then another patty.

Brush the pastry squares with egg and place the patty stacks into the middle. Fold the pastry around the patties, joining the edges to form a cross on the top.

Brush with egg wash and sprinkle over the grated cheese and sesame seeds. Place on individual squares of baking paper.

Cook 4 parcels at a time in the air fryer, on the rack at 200°C for 15-18 minutes until cooked through, and the pastry is cooked on the bottom.

Serve warm.