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Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F and line a baking tray
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Roll or pat out the pastry on a floured surface until half a cm thick, dust lightly with flour
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Get 2 round cookie cutters, one must fit inside the other and leave at least 8mm of a space between it and the larger cutter
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Using the cookie cutters, cut circles out with the larger of the 2.
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Mark a circle inside with the smaller cutter but don't cut right through
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Place on the baking tray and brush the tops lightly with milk
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Bake for 15 minutes or until risen and golden
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Let cool on a wire rack
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Pinch out the centres and fill with whatever you like.
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Sandwich fillers are great and you can use for both sweet and savoury fillings
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The cases will keep a day in an airtight container before filling them, then serve immediately
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To make the fillngs, mix 50g of the main ingredient (cooked chicken / ham & pineapple / prawns ) with 25g of the binding ingredient ( cream cheese / mayo / tikka sauce) and a tsp or two of fresh herbs or other ingredients such as mustard, ketchup, yogurt etc and combine well.
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That amount will be enough to fill 6 cases giving you plenty of variety
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