Pasties legit, and not

T. Woolfe's Note:

There was a chat discussion the other day someone had meat and Philo dough. I suggested Pasties For me this is a LEFTOVERS recipe. But,I'll first give you the legitimate scratch one.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

filling

• 1 lb boneless round steak , chopped 1/2 inch chunks
• 2 medium potatoes , cubed like the meat
• 1 cup carrot , chopped
• ½ cup onion , chopped
• 1 tablespoon suet , without tendons,fine chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• parsley , chopped

crust

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch black pepper
• ½ cup ice water

Directions:

1. Mix all the filling in a bowl and toss loosely to spread the flour.
2. Mix Flour, salt and pepper and cut in the shortening.
3. Sprinkle the water a TBS at a time and work gently till you get a ball and let it rest in the fridge.
4. Work as little as possible.
5. Divide into fourths.
6. Roll out individually in 9" circles.
7. Put a forth of the filling on each circle.
8. Fold, seal the edges with a fork, cut a steam slit in the top.
9. Wash with egg or milk and place on a cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 375F 50-60 minutes till golden.
11. ---That'slegit, now my way---.
12. Filling.
13. What Do You Have Leftover, cooked?
14. Beef, Pork, Chicken, Sausage, Whatever.
15. What goes with it?
16. Veg-all, Cooked potatoes, dry stuffing, Sweet peppers, if it's Sausage soft scramble an egg.
17. Season to suit and moisten with a bit of gravy-from-the-jar and toss loosely.
18. Crust Philo dough.
19. puff pastry, flattened out*Grande* refrigerator biscuits works well.
20. Roll out into circles, top with filling, seal the edge.
21. Bake on a cookie sheet at 375F till golden.
22. Start Looking at 15 minutes, remember the filling is cooked.

Reviews

[~kdp]

These were great!!! I used "leftovers" for the filling. Some of Yooper's To Die For Roast and tossed in some veggies. I made the crust following the recipe. The crust was flaky and browned nicely with the milk wash. These were easy to make and tasted wondreful!