BEEF PASTIES RECIPE

My family use to always go to the bakers for their Beef Pasties but then I got diabettes and started to make my own Beef Pasties and guess what my family stopped going to the bakers. I now cook Beef Pasties every second Friday night for dinner with mashed potatoes, peas and gravy. I have got into the habit now of making a few extra and freezing them. My children will come in and just get one of the Beef Pasties out of the freezer and heat it up in the microwave for a snack.

Beef Pasties Ingredients

Crust:
1 egg
water
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup flour
2 tsp vegetable shortening

FILLING:
1 tsp salt
2 Tbs water
3/4 cup diced celery
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 cup diced raw potato
3/4 cup diced raw carrot
3/4 lb coarsely ground raw beef

Beef Pasties Method

Put flour and salt in mixing bowl and then cut in the shortening. Beat egg in a measuring cup and then add water to make 1/2 cup then add to flour and mix until well moistened. Divide dough into 6 balls. On lightly floured board and roll balls into circles between waxed paper and then set aside. Now do the filling by combining the salt, water, celery, pepper, potato, carrot and beef and make sure it is well mixed then put a spoonful of mixture onto the dough and fold the dough over and press the edges down with your finger. Bake the Beef Pasties at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until dough has become golden brown.

Enjoy your freshly made Beef Pasties!