Finnish Pasties Recipe
Ingredients
| All-purpose flour - 3 cups | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon (FOR THE CRUST:) | |
| Lard | 1 Cup (16 tbs) (FOR THE CRUST:) | |
| Egg | 1 (FOR THE CRUST:) | |
| Vinegar | 1 Teaspoon (FOR THE CRUST:) | |
| Cold water | 5 Tablespoon (FOR THE CRUST:) | |
| Potatoes | 2 Cup (16 tbs), peeled (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
| Carrots - 3/4 to 1 cup, diced | ||
| Ground beef | 3/4 pound (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
| Onion | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), diced (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
| Rutabaga - 1-1/4 cups, diced peeled | ||
| Worcestershire sauce | 2 Tablespoon (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
| Salt | 1 To taste (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
| Pepper | To Taste (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
| Poultry seasoning | 1/4 Teaspoon (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
| Butter or margarine - as required | ||
| Egg | 1 (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
| Water | 1 Tablespoon (FOR THE FILLING:) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to 375°F before baking.
MAKING
2) In a mixing bowl, mix together flour and salt and then rub in lard.
3) Mix in egg, vinegar and water and then allow the dough to chill.
4) In the meantime, mix together potatoes, carrots, meat, onion, rutabaga, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.
5) Even out the dough into six to seven 6-in rounds.
6) On half of each circle, place about 1/2 cup of filling.
7) Top the filling with a pat of butter and then fold other half of dough over filling, crimping the edges to seal.
8) Mix together egg and water and apply this mixture over pasties.
9) Using a fork, make holes to give vent to steam and then bake for 15 minutes in preheated oven.
10) Lower the oven temperature to 350°F and then bake the pasties for 1 hour longer.
SERVING
11) Serve hot at once.
1) Preheat oven to 375°F before baking.
MAKING
2) In a mixing bowl, mix together flour and salt and then rub in lard.
3) Mix in egg, vinegar and water and then allow the dough to chill.
4) In the meantime, mix together potatoes, carrots, meat, onion, rutabaga, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and poultry seasoning.
5) Even out the dough into six to seven 6-in rounds.
6) On half of each circle, place about 1/2 cup of filling.
7) Top the filling with a pat of butter and then fold other half of dough over filling, crimping the edges to seal.
8) Mix together egg and water and apply this mixture over pasties.
9) Using a fork, make holes to give vent to steam and then bake for 15 minutes in preheated oven.
10) Lower the oven temperature to 350°F and then bake the pasties for 1 hour longer.
SERVING
11) Serve hot at once.
Chef
