Get your hankies out

Tuna and Water Chestnut Hankies.

Another cheats starter for dinner parties, 2 per guest, or if you prefer to make larger ones they make a nice supper meal.












To make 16 you will need:

2 packets of ready rolled puff pastry
1 small tin of Water Chestnuts (my Tesco have stopped doing them so I got them from Sainsbury)
1 medium tin tuna (I prefer in brine but oil is OK)
1 small chilli (optional)
1/4 pt thick white sauce
Make approx 1/4 pt of thick white sauce and allow to cool.
Drain the tuna and roughly flake
Drain and chop the water chestnuts. Roughly chopped will give a crunchier texture than finely chopped.
Finely chop the chilli
Mix these with the white sauce
Cut the pastry into 3" squares. Put a spoonful of the mix into the centre of each square and dampen all round the edges with water. Draw up opposite corners to make a parcel and press the edges together to seal.
Brush with egg yolk and bake in a hot oven 180C till golden, about 20 mins .
Serve hot