Cornish Finnish Michigan Pasties

Ingredients

• 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup shortening
• 1.25 cups ice water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5.5 cups thinly sliced potatoes
• 2 carrots , shredded
• 1 onions
• 0.5 cups diced rutabaga
• 1.5 pounds lean ground beef
• 0.5 pounds lean ground pork
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1.5 teaspoons monosodium glutamate , MSG
• 1 cube beef bouillon
• 0.5 cups hot water

Instructions

1. 1

   Whisk together flour and salt in a large bowl. Cut shortening. Make a well in the center of the mixture, and quickly stir in ice cold water. Form dough into a ball. Set aside.

2. 2

   Dissolve the bouillon cube in the hot water. Combine uncooked vegetables, uncooked meats, salt, pepper, monosodium glutamate, and bouillon.

3. 3

   Roll out pastry dough into 6 x 8 inch rectangles. Place about 1 1/2 cups of filling in the center of each rectangle. Bring 6 inch sides together, and seal. Cut a slit in the top of each pasty. Place on dull, not black, baking pans.

4. 4

   Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 45 minutes.