Cornish Beef Pasties

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 cups self-rising flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 cup finely diced potato
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• salt & pepper
• 1 egg, slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 sift flour into a mound on a clean working surface.
• 2 shape flour into a large ring, forming a high wall.
• 3 place butter, vegetable shortening, cheese, salt and pepper in center of ring.
• 4 add half of the water and work into the central mixture with two table knives using cutting motions.
• 5 work the flour in carefully from the center of the ring, adding more water as needed.
• 6 mix until all the flour is added and the dough holds together.
• 7 gather dough into a ball and place in large plastic baggie, or place in bowl and cover with a towel.
• 8 refrigerate dough for at least one hour before using.
• 9 roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness.
• 10 cut six, 6-inch circles from the pastry, marking the center of each lightly.
• 11 cook potatoes in boiling, salted water until crisp-tender, then drain.
• 12 spread 1/6 of potatoes over half of each pastry circle, leaving 1/2 inch at the edge to seal.
• 13 combine meat, onion, salt and pepper.
• 14 mix well.
• 15 spread 1/6 of meat mixture evenly over potatoes.
• 16 moisten the edge of each pastry circle with cold water.
• 17 bring unfilled pastry half over the filled side and pinch edges together firmly to seal.
• 18 place on greased baking sheet, sealed side up.
• 19 brush top of pasties with the egg.
• 20 bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• 21 reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake about 25 minutes longer, or until well browned.