Meat And Cabbage Pasties

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb lamb sausage
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 6 cups cabbage, coarsely chopped
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 ounce dry yeast
• 2 cups warm water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 6 1/2 cups flour, unsifted
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, crumble meat. stir over med-high heat until meat begins to brown. push meat to one side of pan and drain fat.
• 2 add chopped onions and garlic to the meat. continue cooking until onion is limp, but not browned.
• 3 add cabbage, 1/2 cup water, beef buillon cube, oregano and cumin. stir.
• 4 cover pan, reduce heat and simmer until cabbage is tender and juices have cooked away, about 20 minutes. add salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of the warm water. let stand 5 minutes.
• 6 in large bowl of electric mixer, combine remaining water with salt, sugar, shortening and eggs. add yeast and two copy of the flour. beat on medium speed for about 5 minutes, scraping sides of bowl several times.
• 7 cover bowl and set in a warm place until mixture is bubbly, about 30-40 minutes. put bowl back on heavy mixer and add 4 more cups flour, one cup at a time. or you can do this by hand. knead until soft and resillient, but not sticky, about 5 minutes, adding remaining flour as needed.
• 8 place in greased bowl, turn over, cover and set in warm place until almost doubled, about 1-1 1/2 hours punch down dough and cut in half. put one half back in the bowl and cover.
• 9 roll the other half of the dough on a lightly floured board into a 12x24 inch rectangle. cut into 8 pieces, each 4 inches square. repeat with remaining dough.
• 10 place about 1/3 cup of the filling on each square. bring opposite corners of each square to meet in center. or, you can make it a triangle and pinch 1/4 inch of edges, with water if necessary, to seal. press with tines of a fork to get a good seal.
• 11 with spatula, transfer each to a greased baking sheet, placing about 1 inch apart. cover lightly with plastic wrap and let stand in warm place about 20 minutes.
• 12 unwrap and bake in a 375f oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
• 13 melt tops with melted butter and then let cool slightly before serving. can be served at room temperature.