Cheese Pasties
- 3 cups flour, unbleached all-purpose
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons water ice cold
- 2 each celery stalks diced
- 1 small turnip diced
- 1 each leeks washed and chopped
- 1/2 cup scallions, spring or green onions chopped
- 113 cups carrots diced
- 4 cups cheddar cheese grated
- 1 pinch mace
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly grated
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- To make the crust, sift the flour with the salt.
- Cut the butter into the flour with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Sprinkle on ice water while you stir with a fork until the dough hangs together.
- Form into a ball and refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes.
- Don't chill too long or you will have trouble working the dough.
- In a large bowl, mix together all the filling ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 375F (190C).
- Cut the ball of dough into 6 equal pieces.
- Roll out each piece to about 18 inch thick.
- Cut a 9 inch circle out of each pastry piece.
- Place 1/6 of the filling in the middle of each pastry circle.
- Pack it down so that it will fit.
- Pull one edge over the filling to make a half-circle.
- Seal the two edges together like a turnover.
- Turn the edges over all around and press with a fork or your fingers to double seal.
- Cut slits in the tops of each pastie so that steam can escape.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 375F (190C) F, then reduce the heat to 350F (180C) F and bake for 15 -20 minutes more, until lightly golden.
- Let the pasties rest for at least 5 minutes out of the oven before serving.
- Make plenty.
- Pasties are even better when reheated the following day.
flour, salt, water, water, celery, leeks washed, scallions, carrots, cheddar cheese, mace, black pepper, cayenne pepper
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/cheese-pasties-47297 (may not work)