Grandma's Pasties

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Author Message   Greg  My Weather My Garden Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 07:24 am EST :    If anyone has been up to copper country in the upper peninsula of Michigan, you have undoubtedly encountered pasties. These are meat and potato pies that originate in England. During the early 20th century, the Keewenau Peninsula was the world's richest source of copper and immigrants from Finland and England mined the ore. The pasty became a staple food for the miners. My grandfather was a copper miner and my grandmother would make these wonderful treats for him to eat at work. This is as close to my grandmother's recipe as I can get, although I suspect she used shortening or lard in the crust instead of butter. Lila's Pasties The crust 3.5 cups flour 1.5 cups cold butter 1 tsp salt ice water, about 1/2 cup mix the flour salt and cut in the butter (I use a food processor for about 10 seconds) to make a mixture the consistency of lumpy gravel. Add water by the tsp and toss just until the dough can be formed into a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. I like to divide the dough into 4 balls and slightly flatten them when I refrigerate. This dough should make 8 good sized pasties. The filling: 2 pounds ground chuck or other ground beef 4-5 medium potatoes 4-5 large carrots 1 medium rutabaga 1 large onion salt and pepper to taste Dice or shred all the vegetables and mix with the meat. Season to taste Divide the dough into 8 and roll them out one at a time into a round oblong shape. Fill 1/2 with about a cup or so of the filling mixture. Fold the dough over, sealing the edge with a little bit of water and pinch together. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake in a 375 degree oven for 50-60 minutes, until nicely browned. Serve with ketchup or butter. Greg, ND Zone 4   Monique  My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 07:42 am EST :    MMM..I"ll try these one day.Can you tell I love to cook... Monique Quebec Zone 5   Frostycurls  My Weather My Garden Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 07:53 am EST :    My Mother makes pasties too, they were a favorite of my Dad's. She has just gotten back from visiting my brother in DC and while she was there had to make pasties for him. I think she uses shortening in hers. Penny Oregon Zone 7   Greg  My Weather My Garden Posted on Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 12:38 pm EST :    I should mention that some of the "yooper" recipes call for a mixture of beef and pork. I don't think my Grandmother ever made it with pork. Greg, ND Zone 4

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