Corned Beef Pasties

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup shortening or 1 cup butter
• 7 -8 tablespoons ice cold water
• 2 -3 medium potatoes
• 1 lb corned beef, cut into small cubes
• 1 medium turnips or 4 medium carrots, cut into small cubes
• 1 medium onion, diced small
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 for the pastry.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl stir together thoroughly the flour and the salt.
• 3 with a pastry cutter cut in the shortening till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 4 using the 7-8 t.
• 5 ice water gradually all to dry ingredients, 1 t.
• 6 at a time, tossing the ingredients with a fork till the mixture holds together.
• 7 form into a ball.
• 8 if desired, cover and chill the dough 1 hour.
• 9 meanwhile, prepare the meat-vegetable filling.
• 10 peel and coarsely chop the potatoes.
• 11 in a bowl combine the cubed corned beef, chopped potato, cubed turmip or carrot, onion,, salt and pepper.
• 12 set aside.
• 13 divide the dough into five equal portions.
• 14 on a lightly floured surface roll out each portion of dough to a 9 inch circle.
• 15 place about 1 cup meat vegetable filling on one half of each circle of dough; fold the pastry over the filling to make a half circle.
• 16 using tines of a fork, seal the pastry edge.
• 17 cut slits in the pastry for escape of steam.
• 18 carefully transfer pasties to an ungreased baking sheet.
• 19 bake pasties at 400 degrees till golden brown about 45 minutes.
• 20 if desired, in a small sauce pan combine 1/2 cup ketchup with 1/4 cup water, heat through.
• 21 serve with the pasties.