Cornish Finnish Michigan Pasties

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

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 onion
• 1/2 cup diced rutabaga
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lean lamb
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons msg (msg)
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1/2 cup hot water

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 dissolve the bouillon cube in the hot water. combine uncooked vegetables, uncooked meats, salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate (msg), and bouillon.
• 3 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.
• 4 bake at 425ºf for 45 minutes.