This goes with Recipe #230311 and makes the most outstanding pastry crust ever! Lard is the preferred “shortening” and closest to the “original” recipe. But regular shortening will work, too. Although butter would make it very rich, I’ve NEVER used butter in this. The crust is very light and flakey–but sturdy enough to hold the pasty ingredients; turns a beautiful golden-brown when brushed with milk prior to baking. This recipe can also be used for quiches (weighted down with beans) and pies.
We could buy these at a local bakery where I was growing up. I loved them and would often detour by the bakery after school to get one.
These are SO good, I really should make them more than once a year! Upper Michigan (USA) has several small towns that were originally populated by Cornish miners who worked the mines there. Walking down Main Street in these towns will usually take you past a mom-n-pop cafe’ where you can buy a pasty similar to this recipe. This makes 6 LARGE or 8 MEDIUM pasties–adjust the water** & butter depending on the size you choose. Recipe Recipe #230316 will complete your trip down a Cornwall Main Street.
Make and share this Baked Cornish Game Hens recipe from Food.com.
Chewy, delicious, and full of sugar. (These sugar cookies are adapted from “Stupid Simple Cookies” by Raincloud_specialty.)
