"Jean B." > wrote in :

> piedmont wrote:
>> A pic of my first Jamaican (beef patty) Empanada, homemade pastry and
>> filling. Not great but great for first attempt!
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/b4xg8j/3
>>
>> Jamaican (meat patty) Empanada's
>>
>> Pastry:
>> 2 c flour
>> 1 ½ tsp baking powder
>> ½ tsp salt
>> 1 tsp curry powder
>> ½ tsp turmeric
>> ¼ tsp cayenne
>> ¼ c butter
>> 2/3 c lard
>> ½ c ice water
>>
>> Filling:
>> 1/2 LB ground pork
>> 1/2 LB ground beef
>> 1/2 c onion, chopped
>> 2 tsp fresh garlic, smashed and minced
>> 3 scallions, chopped
>> 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce or eliminate)
>> 1 Tbsp curry powder
>> 1 tsp thyme
>> ½ tsp turmeric
>> ¼ tsp black pepper
>> ½ c bread crumbs (slightly dried)
>> 1 c water
>> 2 Tbsps oil
>>
> I especially like the look of that pastry. My reaction to the
> filling is temporarily colored by the fact that I ate something
> with MUCH too much thyme in it yesterday.
>

Jean,

Thanks about the pastry, it was the first time doing any pastry, it came
out flaky for sure, had to handle them gingerly or they would have
crumbled apart. This may resolve my fear of pie crusts altogether!

--
regards,

piedmont (michael)

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