Cheese Pasties

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons ice water
• 1 cup diced celery
• 3/4 cup diced turnip
• 2/3 cup chopped leeks or 1/2 cup chopped scallion
• 1 1/3 cups diced carrots
• 12 ounces grated cheddar cheese
• 1 pinch mace
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne

Recipe

• 1 to make crust: combine salt and flour. cut butter into flour with fingers until it resembles coarse corn meal.
• 2 sprinkle on cold water and stir until dough sticks together.
• 3 form dough into a ball and refrigerate for 15-30 minutes. do not over-chill!
• 4 to make filling: mix together the filling ingredients in a large bowl.
• 5 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 6 cut the ball of dough into 6 pieces. roll out each piece about 1/8 inch thick and cut a 9 inch circle out of each piece.
• 7 put 1/6 of the filling in the middle of each pastry circle.
• 8 pull one edge over the filling to make a half-circle.
• 9 seal the edges together like a turnover. turn the edges over and press with a fork to double-seal.
• 10 cut slits in the top of the pasties so that steam can escape.
• 11 bake for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 f and bake for another 15-20 minutes until lightly golden.
• 12 remove from oven, and allow the pasties rest for 5 minutes before serving.