the butte pasty

[TasunkaWitko]

the pasty is a time-honoured staple in butte, montana, brought by the irish and other groups that settled there to work the hard rock mines that were ripping minerals from the earth and propelling america to the top of the industrial pyramid.
you can read some history of butte and the pasty here:
http://foodsoftheworld.activeboards.net/the-butte-pasty_topic1247.html
if you scroll further down, you can see a step-by-step tutorial on how to turn this:

into this:

by doing this:

per pasty:

dough:

1 cup flour
3 tbsp shortening
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cold water

filling (in this order, bottom-to-top):

1 handful of diced potatoes
1 handful diced (or coarsley-ground) round steak, or other cheap beef
salt and pepper to taste
1 handful diced onons
half a pat of butter, cut into two small cubes

preheat oven to 425 degrees. prepare dough, roll out into a flat circle at least 6 inches across add fillings and fold over. seal and crimp edges, then cut slits in the top. bake on a lightly-greased surface for 45 minutes, adding a tablespoon or so of water through the slits during the last 15 minutes of baking.

enjoy!

 

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We have something called meat pockets here that seem similar. They are good at any rate no matter the name. Nice post !