About a month ago, I got it in my head that I wanted to make pasties. You know those delicious hand held pot pies that have been made famous by miners in both Cornwall and the UP of Michigan. I found the following recipe on Allrecipes.com.
Cornish/Finnish Pasties
INGREDIENTS
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup shortening
1 1/4 cups ice water
1 teaspoon salt
5 1/2 cups thinly sliced potatoes
2 carrots, shredded
1 onions
1/2 cup diced rutabaga
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 pound lean ground pork
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons monosodium glutamate (MSG)
1 cube beef bouillon
DIRECTIONS
- Whisk together flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut shortening. Make a well in the center of the mixture, and quickly stir in ice cold water. Form dough into a ball. Set aside.
- Dissolve the bouillon cube in the hot water. Combine uncooked vegetables, uncooked meats, salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate, and bouillon.
- Roll out pastry dough into 6 x 8 inch rectangles.
- Place about 1 1/2 cups of filling in the center of each rectangle. Bring 6 inch sides together, and seal. Cut a slit in the top of each pasty.
- Place on dull, not black, baking pans. Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 45 minutes.
- Makes 8 servings
I did make the following changes:
- I diced the potato is very small pieces rather than sliced.
- I omitted the carrots.
- I used all beef since I couldn’t find ground pork at our grocery store.
- I omitted the MSG
- I added Worcestershire sauce for extra flavor.
I made a double batch and found that I had a ton of filling left over. I made a third batch of just the dough and I STILL had filling left over. Something to keep in mind if you decide to try this recipe.
I ended up with about 20 Pasties. I froze the extras raw. We have made them a couple of times since then and we have found that they only take 50 minutes to cook if you pull it straight from the freezer. The same amount of time as any pot pie you would buy in the store but the flavor is so much better since it is fresh and homemade.
I give these 5 out of 5 stars for taste but 2 out of 5 for labor. They took quite a while to put together. But definitely worth it in the end.
1 comment:
As the beneficiary of these amazing taste sensations, I too give them a 5 out of 5 for flavor. They are great, easy to heat up and eat, and a meal by themselves!
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