Beef Pasties

from Kathy Kuster -- Blair, Nebraska

Meat Mixture

2 pounds hamburger
potatoes, diced
onion, diced
celery, chopped
carrots, chopped
rutabagas or turnips
1 package onion soup mix
water
Thicken with cornstarch

Pastry

5 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup water
1 pound butter

Mix flour and butter after sifting dry ingredients.  Add egg and water, Knead dough to form soft ball.  Roll out dough in circles cover with dinner plate and trim.  Fill with cooled meat mixture & seal well around edges.
 

 2010  Nathan Krämer  Blair, Nebraska   http://www.nathankramer.com/cookbook/