English Pasties with Beef Stew Filling

I've read about pasties in the past but never had a chance to eat one. So, I decided to make them myself!!

I took a 2lb rump roast, rinsed it and patted it dry. Then I cut it into small cubes and trimmed away the large fat chunks.





Then I chopped half an onion up and put it in a pot with two tablespoons of canola oil on a medium flame.





Then I turned the flame up on high and added in the beef chunks. After I seared them a bit on both sides, I added some seasonings. I added pepper, garlic powder, and paprika, but add whatever you like.



While the meat was searing, I chopped up some potatoes and carrots and then added them into the pot and turned the flame back down low and added a can of beef broth before covering the pot.





Allow most of the broth to evaporate.


While that was cooking, I started in on the pastry.

1-1/2C all purpose flour
1/4tsp salt
1/2C unsalted butter
1/4C cold water
Preheat oven to 350F

Mix your flour and salt together in a large bowl then start cutting in your butter.



Keep cutting the butter in until the mixture has a coarse, breadcrumb-like consistency.



Then slowly add the cold water while stirring the mixture with a fork until it all clumps together.



At that point I started using my hands and briefly kneaded the mixture and formed into a ball.



Cut the ball into 8 equal portions. Take a portion and put it on a lightly floured pastry sheet.



Roll the pastry out into an approximately 7 inch circle.



Spoon the filling into the circle then fold it in half and use a fork to crimp the edges and place on a greased cookie sheet. Cut slits into the top of the pastries for ventilation.




Bake for approximately 35-40 minutes



Enjoy!