Hot on the heels of Mr Rochester, we have Mr Knightley, another somewhat unlikely hero; this time the creation of Jane Austen.
It is Mr Knightley who loves the eponymous Emma enough to reprimand her for her thoughtlessness. It is at on a picnic that Emma is particularly unpleasant to impoverished spinster Miss Bates and Knightley puts her right.
It makes sense, therefore, that Zelda should cook him a lovely picnic snack.
CHEESE AND MARMITE PASTIES
For the pastry
200g/8oz plain flour + extra for rolling
100g/4oz chilled butter, cubed
30ml/2tbsp cold water
For the filling
2 medium potatoes, peeled and grated to make 130g
65g grated cheese
1 egg, whisked
100g cooked rice
1 small onion, chopped very finely
salt and black pepper
1tbsp Marmite mixed with a splash of warm water
+ an additional egg for glazing
First make the pastry
Place flour and butter in
a blender and whizz until it resembles breadcrumbs. Add the water a bit at a
time and mix again until it all comes together. Make into a ball and refrigerate
for at least 15 minutes.
Then make the filling
Mix the cheese with the
potato, onion, egg and rice. Season well.
When the pastry has
chilled
Roll out the pastry and
use a desert bowl to cut a circle. Do this several times, rolling up the scraps,
until you have four circles.
Coat each circle with
Marmite, leaving a border around the edge.
Place a spoonful of the
mixture in the centre of each.
Pull the sides together,
pinching at the top to form a crimp.
Place on a lined baking
tray. Whisk the remaining egg and brush over the top.
Cook for 10 minutes at Gas
8/ 230°C/ 450°F for 10 minutes.
Then turn the oven down to
Gas 4/ 180°C/ 350°F for another 35-40 minutes.
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