Recipe

Cornish Pasties Recipe

	Lyanthya / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago Cornish pasties used to be the standard lunch for workers in the mines. Now they can be enjoyed hot from the oven. I love these--comfort food at its best. Prep:45m Cook:40m Servings:5	Lyanthya
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Ingredients

Pastry:

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

11/2 cup shortening

1/3 Tblsp cold water

Filling:

1 lb beef stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1 large potato, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1 turnip (optional) cut into 1/2 inch cubes

1 onion, finely chopped

Salt & pepper

1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Butter, cut into small cubes

Directions

For the pastry:

Mix the salt with the flour.

Blend in the shortening until the mixture resembles large crumbs.

Slowly add the water while mixing until the dough holds together.

Roll out the dough into 8-inch rounds.

For the filling:

Mix the vegetables and meat in a bowl.

Add salt, a good amount of freshly-ground pepper, and Worcestershire sauce, and mix thoroughly.

Moisten the edge of the pastry with water.

Put filling on one half of each pastry round, dot with several cubes of butter, and fold the other half over the filling,

Prick the top two or three times.

Place the pasties on a shallow baking pan and bake at 450 degrees 10 to 12 minutes.

Reduce the heat to 350 and bake 25 to 30 minutes longer.

Remove from oven and cool for 20 minutes before serving.

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Comments

alexander_kassal 1 year, 10 months ago said:
"Cornwall squab-pye, and Devon white-pot brings;
And Leicester beans and bacon, food of kings!
Eat beef or pye-crust if yon 'd serious be;
And this feast raises Venus from the deep sea."
Willaim King The Art of Cookery 1708

Forget the squab, I like this version better. Great recipe!!!

legoflamb 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Anything that Alexander commends is special indeed. This is a wonderful thing. Thank goodness it's baked, I believe the original was boiled (ugh). I've also read that they were often made with meat on one side and fruits on the other. The idea being that the meat half was lunch and the other was dessert.

choclytcandy 3 weeks, 3 days ago said:
Had the pleasure of trying pasties on a recent visit to the upper peninsula in Michigan. now i can make it at home. thants for the post.

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