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U.P. Pasty for Ingebretsen's Food Blog

Mary Rundman
Make enough U.P. pasties, filled with meat and root vegetables, to serve a hungry family plus have a few left over for later.
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Course Main Course
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

Filling

  • 12 small potatoes cubed
  • ½ large onion cubed
  • ¾ rutabaga cubed
  • 2 carrots cubed (optional)
  • 1½ lbs. fatty ground beef
  • ¾ lb. ground pork
  • salt and pepper to taste

Pastry

  • Make the dough in thirds so it is easier to handle.
  • 9 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups Crisco
  • 15 tbsp warm water

Instructions
 

Filling

  • Dice the vegetables into ⅛ to ¼ inch cubes. Place in a large bowl.
  • Add in the ground beef, ground pork, and seasonings. Set bowl aside.

Pastry

  • Mix the salt into the flour.
  • Cut the Crisco into the flour and salt mixture. You can use a pastry blender or two table knives to do this.
  • Slowly add the water. Mix lightly with your hands or a fork. Stop adding water once the dough forms a ball.
  • Roll out each fourth on a lightly floured surface until it is roughly 8" in circumference. Use an 8" plate as your guide for cutting and trimming the dough.

Assembling

  • Set out the twelve dough circles. Divide the filling between the dough circles. Place the filling on one half of the circle.
  • Put a pat of butter on top of the filling on each pasty.
  • Pull the dough from one side, up and over the filling, and press the edges together.
  • And now, the crimp! Fold and pinch along the edges of the semi-circle, with special attention to the corners.
  • Cut two small vent holes in the sealed pasty.

Baking

  • Pre-heat oven to 425℉
  • Divide pasties onto two trays.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Switch the position of the trays. Bake for 5 more minutes.
  • Turn oven down to 350℉
  • Bake for 30 minutes. Switch tray position.
  • Bake for 15 minutes. Test with a sharp knife to see if the vegetables are tender.
  • Cool for ten minutes on the tray. To remove the pasties, hold the tray several inches above a counter, then drop them. This will loosen them from the tray. The pasties can be eaten hot, cold, or frozen for later use.