Jamaican Me Crazy Beef Patties

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 8 g active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup crisco, cold put pliable
• 3 eggs, room tempature
• 1 -2 lb ground beef
• 1 medium choppped onion
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 teaspoons curry
• 1 teaspoon chilly chili pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 for the filling.
• 2 in a large pan cook beef and onions till brown, add spices, breadcrumbs and water.
• 3 continue to cook for 3-5 minutes, the breadcrumbs will absorb the water( you may need to add more water) adjust to your likeness.
• 4 let cool until dough is ready.
• 5 for the starter-mix the yeast, flour and water (first 3 ingrediants)in a medium size bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rest in a warm place for 1 hour.
• 6 for the dough.
• 7 sift the flour, tumeric and salt in a large bowl, with a pastry blender add the butter or crisco till it become like small pea size.
• 8 now add the eggs to the starter and wisk them together.
• 9 add the yeast and egg mixture to the flour.
• 10 stir until it froms a ball and then knead for a few minutes.at this stage the dough doesnt look the nicest but it will turn out!
• 11 divide the dough in 20 peices.roll into balls and place on a tray, let rest for 30 minutes ( or you can refridgerate till later use).
• 12 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 13 line a few baking trays with parchment paper.
• 14 on a lightly floured surface roll out the balls of dough in a oval shape about 8-10 in long.
• 15 add filling to one half fold over and seal edges with a fork, continue until you have 8 patties on each cookie sheet.
• 16 bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden.