How to Make a "Yooper" Pasty
Select filling ingredients., Dice the vegetables to about 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm), or about the size of the nail on your pinky finger., Add seasonings at your discretion., Place all the filling ingredients, including the thawed hamburger, in a bowl...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Select filling ingredients.
You can use any mix of deliciousness that may appeal to you.
Red potatoes, carrots, rutabaga, onions, and beef hamburger make a great mix.
Other options may be; the breakfast pasty with scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, and hamburger; the pizza pasty with pepperoni, sausage, cheese, and pizza sauce. -
Step 2: Dice the vegetables to about 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm)
The rutabaga will be difficult to cut if you don't use a heavy knife with a sturdy blade.
You may peel the potatoes if you prefer, but it doesn't hurt to leave them unpeeled. , You may prefer your pasties unseasoned, but salt, pepper, hot sauce, garlic, or almost any other seasoning is an option.
Quantities kind of matter at this point, but everything depends on what you have available, and what you like.
Generally, this recipe will make more than enough filling for 6 medium pasties. , Mix it with your hands, kind of like playing with play-dough.
Only it is meat.
And vegetables. ,, You will need 3 cups of white flour, 1 cup of lard or shortening, and water.
Mix the lard with the flour until it reaches a crumbly consistency.
Add water until the dough is workable, but doesn't stick to your hands.
Add flour as necessary to achieve this state. , It's time to put these puppies together! , You'll want to have a relatively circular formation about 10 inches (25.4 cm) across, and about the thickness of a thin pizza crust, or the fabric of a standard t-shirt. , Place it in the middle of your dough, more or less in the shape of a ball. , Squeeze/crimp them together at the top and along the sides.
If you have excess dough, be sure to cut it off and reuse it.
If you didn't use enough to enclose your filling...well that's ok, just use a little more next time. , This will prevent even distribution of your precious pasties on the inner surface of your oven. ,,, Keep your eye on them, and when they are golden brown, select one to slice in half to check the doneness of the meat. , -
Step 3: or about the size of the nail on your pinky finger.
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Step 4: Add seasonings at your discretion.
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Step 5: Place all the filling ingredients
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Step 6: including the thawed hamburger
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Step 7: in a bowl.
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Step 8: Place your amalgamated filling in the refrigerator while you perform this next step of crust creation.
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Step 9: Make the dough.
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Step 10: Spread a thin layer of flour on a clean surface
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Step 11: to prevent a mildly frustrating adhesive effect.
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Step 12: Roll the dough out.
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Step 13: Grab a fistful of your filling (about a cup).
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Step 14: Fold the edges of the crust up and over the ball.
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Step 15: Poke holes on top of each one with a fork
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Step 16: or score with a knife.
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Step 17: Keep churning those pasties out until you run out of ingredients or oven space!
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Step 18: Place your Pasties of Perfection on your cookie sheet.
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Step 19: Put them in the preheated oven for about 1 hour.
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Step 20: Eat this sampler with care
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Step 21: because it is hot and you are a ravenous pasty eater.
Detailed Guide
You can use any mix of deliciousness that may appeal to you.
Red potatoes, carrots, rutabaga, onions, and beef hamburger make a great mix.
Other options may be; the breakfast pasty with scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon, and hamburger; the pizza pasty with pepperoni, sausage, cheese, and pizza sauce.
The rutabaga will be difficult to cut if you don't use a heavy knife with a sturdy blade.
You may peel the potatoes if you prefer, but it doesn't hurt to leave them unpeeled. , You may prefer your pasties unseasoned, but salt, pepper, hot sauce, garlic, or almost any other seasoning is an option.
Quantities kind of matter at this point, but everything depends on what you have available, and what you like.
Generally, this recipe will make more than enough filling for 6 medium pasties. , Mix it with your hands, kind of like playing with play-dough.
Only it is meat.
And vegetables. ,, You will need 3 cups of white flour, 1 cup of lard or shortening, and water.
Mix the lard with the flour until it reaches a crumbly consistency.
Add water until the dough is workable, but doesn't stick to your hands.
Add flour as necessary to achieve this state. , It's time to put these puppies together! , You'll want to have a relatively circular formation about 10 inches (25.4 cm) across, and about the thickness of a thin pizza crust, or the fabric of a standard t-shirt. , Place it in the middle of your dough, more or less in the shape of a ball. , Squeeze/crimp them together at the top and along the sides.
If you have excess dough, be sure to cut it off and reuse it.
If you didn't use enough to enclose your filling...well that's ok, just use a little more next time. , This will prevent even distribution of your precious pasties on the inner surface of your oven. ,,, Keep your eye on them, and when they are golden brown, select one to slice in half to check the doneness of the meat. ,
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