Beef Pasties Recipe
Traditions are a big part of cooking for me, whether it’s making my aunt’s famous goulash, baking sugar cookies with my daughters every Christmas Eve, or continuing a style of cooking from my heritage.
My home state of Michigan has a rich history of industry, and the people who worked in those industries created a culture that is still alive today in certain ways. The coal miners of times gone by would eat pasties at lunchtime as a hearty meal to keep them warm in the bitter winters. In Michigan today, you can still grab a pasty at a roadside stand, where every hand-painted sign claims to serve the best pasty ever. Try out this delicious Beef Pasty recipe and taste a little part of the history!
Beef Pasties
What you’ll need…
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, finely chopped
1 russet potato, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
2 boxes ready-made pie crust
1 egg, beaten
Get started…
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In a medium-size bowl, mix ground beef, onion, potato, salt and pepper.
3. Cut pie crust rounds in half.
4. On one side of each half, place a small handful of mixture, and fold the other side of the dough over the meat, creating a triangle shape.
5. Gently press along the edges to seal the pasty, and brush with beaten egg. Place on cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then lower to 325 degrees and bake until crust is golden brown, an additional 45 minutes.
Serves 4.
These look so easy! I love that you use premade pie crust, thats right up my alley. Question: Would you recommend freezing them? Before or after baking?
Hi Josey,
Premade pie crust is a great time-saver! I would bake a bunch of the pasties and then freeze whatever you don’t eat. If you can eat them fresh out of the oven, I would- but if you want to freeze them, bake first.
Thanks for posting!
In November 2014 or 2015 there was a broadcast on channel 16 Life WPTD Katie Brown Workshop. She made Apple Turnovers. I have searched your recipes and cannot find it. I sure hope you might find this recipe. We are having a family reunion soon and apple turnovers are a family favorite. Perhaps the recipe had a different name other than turnovers but that’s what I wrote down. Many thanks!