Cornish Pasty

Photo: flickr user Hammer51012

Ingredients

4 cups flour

Butter

1 cup shortening

1 cup cold water

2 teaspoons salt

1 pound round steak in ¾ inch cubes

4 potatoes, cubed sm

4 onions, diced

Salt and pepper

Diced or grated turnips OR carrots

Preparation

Cut shortening into flour; add salt and water as for pie crust.

Before rolling out, prepare meat and vegetables as directed.

Roll pastie dough about 1/4 inch thick. Use a large luncheon plate to cut out circles.

Layer ingredients on one half circle in this order: meat, potatoes, onion (be generous), carrot or turnip, salt, pepper and 1 pat of butter. Leave a border to close; fold over and close with a "rope" edges or fluting. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool 15 minutes. Eat in hands, if desired.

Hint: meat and potato mixture can be mixed in a large bowl and then spooned onto crust.