Cornish Pasty

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 2/3 cup shortening

  • 1 teaspoon vinegar

  • 1 beaten egg

  • 3 cups diced sirloin

  • 3 cups diced potatoes

  • 6 tablespoons diced onion

  • 3 tablespoons butter

  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Combine dry ingredients, shortening, and egg into dry mixture. Put half of dough in 8 or 9-inch pie plate. Layer remaining ingredients. Cover with remaining dough. Seal edges of pie crust with water and crimp with fingers. Cut vents in top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Cover with dish towel after removing from oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Marjorie Shelliam, GFWC- Hazel Green Women's Club, Hazel Green, WI
Taken from the
General Federation of Women's Clubs' Centennial Cookbook