Jamaican Not Beef Patties

• Pastry:
• 2.5 c flour
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/4 t baking powder
• 2 Tbs curry powder (pref a west indian style, but whatever)
• 1/2 c butter
• 1/2 c shortening
• 3/4 c ice cold water
• Filling:
• 1 lb Boca crumbles (or use 1 lb beef for beef patties)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 whole scallions,chopped (I used a combo of chives and walking onions from my garden)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• scotch bonnet or habanero pepper sauce to taste
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1/4 c olive oil
• 2 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• pinch allspice
• 2 c water
• 1/2 c bread crumbs
• 1 egg beaten with 1 tsp water

1. for pastry: combine dry ingredients in bowl. Cut in butter and shortening. using your fingertips, squeeze dough until it resembles coarse meal. Add the ice water to the bowl, mixing and squeezing to form a ball (you may need to add some more flour--i did. Once it forms,knead once or twice to combine fully, then divide in two, flatten a bit, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for a half hour.
2. filling: mix Boca crumbles, onions, scallions, garlic and thyme; put oil in a hot skillet and add meat mixture. fry until brown. add curry powder, allspice, salt, and pepper, and hot pepper sauce to taste.
3. stirring constantly and allowing a crust to form on the bottom of the pan. Add the water and stir, scraping up all the browned crust. Add the bread crumbs and stir--consistency should be like a thick stew. Cover and simmer on very low heat for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
4. I made "cocktail" patties- for this I divided each piece of dough into 8 pieces, and made 2 patties from each piece. You can make larger patties, too.
5. Roll out a piece of dough until you can cut out 2 4" circles. Put a good heaping teaspoon of filling on each, wet the rim with water and fold over forming a semicircle, and crimp the edge with the tines of a fork. Repeat with the other piece. Work your way through all the dough. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Put patties on a cookie sheet and brush with the egg mixture. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/jamaican-not-beef-patties-50040574 (may not work)