This is the Tasmanian Bakeries National Pies Classic Pastie, featuring a vegetable filling of potato (23%), carrot (15%) and mashed potato, with Australian beef (11%), wrapped in 128 layers of puff pastry.
The frozen pastie was prepared in an air fryer at 160°C for 25 minutes. It measured approximately 15 cm in diameter and baked to a golden-brown exterior.
The pastry maintained good structural integrity, with sufficient thickness to contain the filling without leakage while retaining a flaky texture. This provided effective contrast to the soft interior, which was dominated by potato. Cubes of potato provided the main textural variation, yielding easily without tasting undercooked before merging into the mashed potato and beef mixture. Carrot contributed some sweetness but little additional texture. The filling was gently seasoned with pepper, with the beef providing a subdued savoury note beneath the dominant potato.
Overall, a competent pastie with a well-structured, flaky pastry contrasting effectively with the soft potato-based filling, though the restrained seasoning and limited flavour development left little reason to repurchase.
This Tasmanian Bakeries National Pies Classic Pastie contained 180 g. It was produced in Australia and purchased in Sydney, Australia in 2026.