Vegetarian Pasties

Since my wife likes veggies, I have taken a Pasty recipe and omitted the meat. So, for all you pasty purists out there, please forgive me for taking liberties with the recipe; and for those of you who are vegetarians, you can now have the same great taste, but without the meat. So, without further ado…

What you need:

Stuff you need

Pasty Crust
3 Cups Flour
1 ½ sticks of cold margarine, butter, or shortening (you choose)
1 tsp Salt
1 Pastry cutter
1 Cup Cold Water


Pasty Filling
1 Onion, diced
5 potatoes, diced
4-5 Carrots, diced
1-2 Turnips (1 large or 2 small), diced
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper


Putting it Together:

• Take 3 cups of flour and add to a large bowl
• Add 1 tsp of salt and mix into flour

Flour with salt added

• Take the margarine and cut it up into slices (about 6-8 slices. The number of slices does not matter. It just makes it easier to cut into the flour)

Sliced butter

• Add a few of the slices into the flour and using the pastry cutter, cut into the flour until crumbly

Butter added to flour prior mixing

• Add a few more slices of the margarine into the flour and repeat until all the margarine is added
• Continue cutting margarine into the flour, until thoroughly incorporated
• Take the cold water and add about ¼ cup to the dough and mix with fork
• Continue to add water a little at a time until dough comes together and forms a ball

Completed dough ready to rest

• Wrap dough in plastic wrap and put in refrigerator while you prep the veggies
• Take the onion and dice into small pieces and add to a large bowl
• Peel and dice the potatoes into small pieces and add to bowl
• Peel and dice the carrots into small pieces and add to bowl
• Peel and dice the turnip into small pieces and add to bowl
• Add the salt and pepper to the veggies and toss with your hands to coat them.

The diced and salted veggies

• Take the dough and divide into 4 equal parts (for large pasties) or 6 equal parts for smaller ones
• Roll each dough portion into a ball and set aside
• Take 1 ball of dough and roll it out into a circle (think about it like making mini pie crusts)
• Take 2/3 cup of the veggies and add to the middle of the dough
• If there is room on the dough, you can add more
• Just make sure that you have enough room to fold the dough and enclose the veggies
• Add 1-2 tsp (does not need to be precise. This is just to add moisture to the pasty as it bakes) of margarine to the top of the veggies
• Wet the edge of one side of the dough with water (the other half of the dough will be dry)
• The water that you used to moisten one half of the pasty crust will act as a sealant to the other half and thus seal the entire pasty

Filled pasty. Wet the bottom half of the dough and bring both
bottom and top together and crimp

• Take both halves of the dough and join them at the top of the pasty and crimp to seal
• Seal entire pasty in this manner
• Place on baking sheet and pierce a few times with a knife (to vent)
• Repeat with remaining pastries

Filled and folded pasties

• Set oven to 425⁰
• Bake for 45 - 50 Minutes or until pasties are golden brown

Fresh out of the oven

For any leftover veggies:

• Place in an oven-safe bowl
• Add a few dollops of margarine
• Cover with foil
• Bake in the oven

My Pizza Dough Recipe

Here's a copy of the pizza dough recipe I use most every week. I use it not only for making pizzas, but calzones, cheesy bread, and French Bread. A photo follows at the end of the recipe.

What you need:

• 1 ½ Cups warm water (about 110 degrees)
• 3-3 ½ Cups flour (amount varies with humidity)
• 1 ½ tsp. Yeast
• 1 ½ tsp. Brown sugar
• 1 tsp. Salt (I use onion salt for more flavor. If you do this, you can omit the onion powder)
• 1 tsp. Garlic powder
• 1 tsp. Onion powder
• 1 tsp. Oregano

Putting it Together:

• Set your bread machine to the "Mix Dough" setting and then add the brown sugar, water, and yeast. Let proof for about 5 minutes
• Add 1 cup of flour and then olive oil, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and oregano
• Start the machine and add the remaining flour ½ cup at a time. Let the machine incorporate the flour before adding more. Once all flour is added, make sure the dough is not too wet or dry (add flour or extra water as needed)
• Once the dough cycle is complete (about 1 hour 40 minutes), remove dough and gently roll into a ball
• OR remove dough from machine after it is finished kneading- about 20 minutes- and place in a large, oiled, bowl. Cover with oiled plastic wrap and place in a warm area until doubled- about 1 hour), then remove dough and gently roll into a ball
• Let rest for 10 minutes and then you are ready to create your pizza
• You will have enough dough for 1 very large pizza or 2 smaller ones. Also, you could get 2 smaller pizzas and 2 calzones out of this recipe.

Here are a few ideas for you...

Taco Pizza

How to Make Calzones

My Version of Papa Murphy's Cheesy Bread


Here's a photo of the dough after it's been "de-fluffed" and shaped. This is the photo I used for the Cheesy Bread, so the dough is in a log shape. If you are making two pizzas with this recipe, then the log shape is fine, as it makes it easier to divide. If making one pizza, the dough should be in a ball shape.