Best 6 Family Favorite Pasties Meat Pies Recipes

PASTIES (HANDHELD MEAT PIES)

Steps:

• Brown meat with onion soup mix and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Peel, dice, and par-boil potatoes and carrots.
• Add potatoes, carrots, and peas to meat and mix.
• Roll out pie crust to about a 6" circle.
• Add ½ to 1 cup of the meat mixture to the pie crust.
• Brush a little water to one edge of the pie crust.
• Gently fold the crust over and seal with a fork or your preferred method.
• Place the pasties on an un-greased cookie sheet and brush with egg and cut two or three vent holes.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until done.

FAMILY FAVORITE PASTIES (MEAT PIES)

Steps:

• 1. Crust: Cut shortening into flour and salt. Add water just until you have a dough that is no longer sticky (like pie crust). Mix until well blended. Form into 4 balls. (You can chill dough at this point, but I usually don't.) Roll into four 8" circles. Cover with waxed paper until ready to use.
• 2. Meat Filling: Combine beef, onion, rutabaga, potatoes, salt, pepper and parsley in a large bowl.
• 3. Put approximately 1 cup of filling onto right side of dough, dot with butter and fold in half. Brush edges with milk, then crimp edges securely to hold filling while it bakes.
• 4. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and cut two or three 1/2" slices in the top to allow steam to escape. Brush with milk, if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 hour or until golden. They will smell AMAZING while baking!
• 5. Traditionally served with ketchup, although I've also seen them served with gravy... which is another whole, big heated debate!

PASTY MEAT PIE

Steps:

• Filling: Brown hamburger. (I usually don't cook all the way when it is going to bake in oven for an hour) In a big bowl combine all ingredients. For crust: Combine, 2 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp. salt Celery seed (I don't measure, just sprinkle) Add; 1/2 cups shortening 4 Tbsp. cold butter (chopped up) Mix with pastry cutter till fine then add; 2 Tbsp. water Mix just until crust comes together. I kneed a little by hand before I roll out. Roll out between suran wrap, on a slightly damp counter. Suran is a must for this recipe, it is a flaky crust, so harder to roll out otherwise. Add half of crust to bottom of baking dish (9X13). Add filling. Dot with butter then add top crust. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then lower temp to 350 degrees for 1 hour. Enjoy!

BEEF PASTIES (MEAT PIES)

Steps:

• In a casserole, mix the cut-up sirloin steak, the peas and carrots, hash browns, minced onion, brown gravy mix, water, bay leaf and water. Bake in a 300 degree oven for 3 hours, or until meat is very tender. Taste and season with salt and pepper and any herbs you enjoy. Cool for at least an hour.
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Let pie crusts sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. Cut each crust into halves. Put the cooled meat mixture on half of a half-circle, fold the top over and seal (using water on the edges). This will make a little pie package. cut a few slits on the top. Do this with all the crusts. Place on a cookie sheet coated with non-stick spray. Brush a bit of milk over each pastie. Place in 350 degree oven for 35 minutes or until crust is golden.

UPPER PENINSULA PASTIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir shortening and water until shortening is melted. Gradually stir in flour and salt until a very soft dough is formed; cover and refrigerate for 1-1/2 hours. , Cut potatoes and rutabagas into 1/8- or 1/4-inch cubes; do not make cubes too large or they will not cook properly. Gently combine ground beef and pork; break into small crumbles. In a large bowl, combine potatoes, rutabagas, onions, meat mixture and seasonings. , Divide dough into 12 equal portions. On a floured surface, roll out 1 portion at a time into a 8-in. circle. Mound 1-1/2 to 2 cups filling on half of each circle; dot with 1 teaspoon butter. Moisten edges with water; carefully fold dough over filling and press edges with a fork to seal. , Place on ungreased baking sheets. Cut several slits in top of pasties. If desired, brush with cream or beaten egg. Bake at 350° until golden brown, about 1 hour. Cool on wire racks. Serve hot or cold. Store in the refrigerator.

HOMETOWN PASTY PIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt; cut in shortening until crumbly. Whisk water, egg and vinegar; gradually add to flour mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide dough in quarters so that two of the portions are slightly larger than the other two; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until easy to handle, about 1 hour., Meanwhile, place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook 5 minutes. Add carrots; cook until vegetables are tender, 6-9 minutes longer. Drain and set aside., In a Dutch oven, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute mushrooms and onion in drippings until tender. Add soups, peas, sherry, salt, seasoned salt, pepper, beef mixture and potato mixture; heat through., Preheat oven to 375°. Roll out one of the larger portions of dough to fit a 9-in. pie plate. Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry even with edge. Fill with half of the meat mixture. Repeat with remaining larger portion of dough and filling., Roll out smaller portions of dough to fit tops of pies. Place over filling. Trim, seal and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry. , Bake until crust is golden brown, 45-50 minutes. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Sprinkle tops with cheese; let stand 10 minutes. Serve with sour cream.