Cornish Finnish Michigan Pasties

Hearty and savory, these generously filled pastry pies are stuffed with ground beef and pork, rutabagas, potatoes, carrots and onions. These delicious pastry-filled packets are then baked and served warm or at room temperature. This recipe yields 8 pasties.

• Calories: 882 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ cups ice water
• 1 tablespoon salt
• ½ cup hot water
• 5 ½ cups thinly sliced potatoes
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 1 onions
• ½ cup diced rutabaga
• 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
• ½ pound lean ground pork
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• 1 cube beef bouillon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk together flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut shortening. Make a well in the center of the mixture, and quickly stir in ice cold water. Form dough into a ball. Set aside.

Step 2

Dissolve the bouillon cube in the hot water. Combine uncooked vegetables, uncooked meats, salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate, and bouillon.

Step 3

Roll out pastry dough into 6 x 8 inch rectangles. Place about 1 1/2 cups of filling in the center of each rectangle. Bring 6 inch sides together, and seal. Cut a slit in the top of each pasty. Place on dull, not black, baking pans.

Step 4

Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 45 minutes.