Da Yooper Pasties - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Crust
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into bits
6 -7 tablespoons ice water
Filling
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
2 cups potatoes, diced
1 cup rutabaga, small dice
3/4 - 1 cup sweet onion, small dice
3 carrots, cut into coins
1 tablespoon seasoning salt
1 tablespoon dried parsley

Preparation

Make dough:.
Mix flour and salt in a large bowl and cut in butter.
Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork until incorporated.
Knead until well blended.
Form into four balls and chill for 1 hour or more covered in plastic wrap.
Remove pastry from fridge 30 minutes prior to rolling it out.
Make Filling:.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix all ingredients together in large bowl.
Let flavors marry while rolling out dough.
Dust flat surface with flour and roll out dough into circles 1/8\" thick.
Place large cupful of filling onto center of each dough circle.
Pull top over and, using fingertips, dot edges with water.
Seal edges together and then fold over on itself to form a double seal.
Cook in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes.