New Zealand Pasties

Total Time: 24 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 8 ounces flour
• 2 ounces crisco
• 2 ounces butter or 2 ounces margarine
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 -3 tablespoons water
• 4 ounces finely diced raw potatoes
• 4 ounces ground beef
• 2 ounces chopped onions
• 2 ounces finely diced raw carrots
• 1 ounce green peas (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour and salt. cut in crisco and butter until a sandy texture is reached.
• 2 make a hollow in the middle and add water.
• 3 mix to make pastry, handling as little and lightly as possible.
• 4 wrap in greeseproof paper and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• 5 roll out pastry to approx 1/8" thick, and cut into 5" rounds.
• 6 moisten the filling with a little water and place a generous spoonful in the middle of each round, making sure it's in a pile and not flattened out.
• 7 moisten edges with beaten egg, fold in half and flute the edges to seal.
• 8 brush pasties with beaten egg and bake 275f for 45 minutes to 1 hour until nicely browned.