Pasty Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160c for a fan forced oven or 180c for non fan forced.
• Seperate pastry sheets and defrost. Using the largest dinner plate that will fit on the pastry square, cut circles.
• Mix filling ingredients together and divide into 5.
• Place 1/5th of the mixture along the centre of a pastry circle, then moisten edges with water and bring together crimping to seal.
• Repeat with remaining 4 circles of pastry.
• Place on a baking tray and brush with the glaze; cut a small hole in pastry to allow steam to escape.
• Cook in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until golden.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water until mixture forms a ball. Shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine meat, potatoes, onion, rutabaga and chopped carrots. Season with salt and pepper. Divide dough into six pieces, and shape into balls. On a lightly floured surface, roll each ball into a 6 inch round. Place approximately 1 cup filling on one half of each. Dot each with 1 tablespoon margarine. Draw the other half of the pastry over the filling. Crimp edges to seal in filling. Prick with a fork and place on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Make pie crust: Mix flour by hand with 1/2 of shortening till crumbly.
• Add remaining shortening and continue to mix.
• Salt may be added to flour if desired.
• Add water- mix with fork until forms into a ball.
• Roll out into top and bottom crust.
• Or may use purchased crust.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Put uncooked pie crust into bottom of 9" pie plate.
• Cover with a layer of sliced potatoes.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 of the onions.
• Crumble 1/2 ground chuck and spread over potatoes.
• Continue layering ending with potatoes and onions.
• Cover with top crust.
• Put a few holes in it for steam to escape.
• Bake approximately 1 1/2 hours until potatoes are soft.
• Let sit 10 minutes before slicing.
• Serve in slices as a pie with Chili Sauce on the side.

Steps:

• Mix all of the above Irish Pasty ingredients and add:.
• 2 Tbls. chopped parsley.
• 1 medium size onion [Diced and sauteed].
• Form the pasty into approx 3-inch diameter patties.
• Dip into your favourite fish batter and cover all over.
• Deep fry in 375F oil and remove when a golden.
• brown.
• Serve with chips (French Fries) cooked in same.
• oil. Woo hooooooo! :)).