cornish pasties
Cornish Pasties To serve as a meal, accompany with mashed potatoes, green vegetables and homemade gravy. They are great hot or cold for picnics or in the lunchbox. 4 cups all-purpo...
Ingredients
- 4cupall-purpose flour
- 1cupsolid vegetable shortening (at room temperature)
- 6tablespoonice water
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 8ouncelean ground beef
- 6ouncegood, firm potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1onion, peeled and diced
- 1teaspoondried, mixed herbs
Directions
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Cornish Pasties To serve as a meal, accompany with mashed potatoes, green vegetables and homemade gravy
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They are great hot or cold for picnics or in the lunchbox
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4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup solid vegetable shortening (at room temperature) 6 tablespoons ice water 1 teaspoon salt Milk for brushing pa
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With fingertips, blend in remaining flour quickly, without working it too much
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If there is not enough moisture to combine it, add no more than 3 tablespoons of ice water a little at a time
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Gather it into a ball, cover with a damp cloth and refrigerate
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While the pastry is relaxing, mix beef, potatoes, onion, herbs, salt and pepper in a bowl and add enough stock or gravy to combine the mixtu
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Divide the pastry, leaving half in the refrigerator