Pasties
Pasties might be just the European recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 34g of protein, 81g of fat, and a total of 1428 calories. For $1.9 per serving, you get a main course that serves 25. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. A mixture of flour, salt, ground pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 40 minutes. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Pasties II, English Pasties, and Cornish Pasties.
Instructions
Add all ingredients for the filling into a large mixing bowl. Push the veggies into the meat until everything is mixed well. All of the veggies should bind together with the meat. If you have any loose veggies hanging out keep mixing and binding. Set aside until ready to build pasties.
For the crust: In a separate large mixing bowl, add the flour and salt.
Combine together, and then add the 2 types of shortening. Break up the shortening while working it in with the flour. You want to have small, pea size pieces of shortening and flour combined yet not over mixed. In a separate bowl, blend the eggs, water, and vinegar.
Add to the flour and mix and fold the contents together, gently pushing the flour and liquid mixture until they are together in a large dough consistency. Pick up the mix and continue to turn it over on top of the liquid and just push it down into the liquid not to over mix the dough. Cover the dough and chill it before rolling.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Take a portion of the dough and lay on a floured counter.
Roll out the dough to no more than 1/4- inch thickness.
Roll out as big of a sheet as you are comfortable with; we use an 8-inch plate and cut out crusts for each pastie. After cutting the crust, work the scraps back into the next sheets. Do this as many times as it takes to use up all the dough. With a consistent thickness you should get about 25 crusts.
Once you have your crusts rolled out you can begin filling.
Lay out your crusts and egg wash half of the inside crust.
Lay 1 cup of filling in the center of each crust. Fold in half gently, careful not to tear the dough. After folding, use a fork to crimp the crusts.
Place pasties on a lined baking sheet, poke fork holes on top to create air pockets, egg wash the top, and place in the oven.
Bake until the crust is golden brown and an internal temperature is reached of 160 degrees F.