Jamaican Patties

Now this was the other recipe that we used for the beef patties. A close friend gave me this recipe and he is from May Penn, Jamaica so I was happy to accept. I hope you love this recipe as mach as we did, this is also part of Jamaican night. This is a 3 part recipe.

1. What you need for the pastry:
1lb flour
1/2 cup ice cold water
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 tsp salt
1 Teaspoon of baking powder
1 Teaspoon of curry powder medium hot
1 Teaspoon on turmeric

2. What you need for the filling:
1lb ground beef
1 medium onion
4 scallions
2 stalks fresh thyme or 2 tsps ground thyme
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 tbsp curry powder / chilli sauce(scotch bonnets are hard to find)
2 cloves garlic
1 cup water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Next I will tell you how to prep

1. What to do for pastry:
Sieve flour
Stir in baking powder, curry powder, salt and turmeric
Work the butter and shortening in with fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs
Slowly drizzle in the water until the mixture has a dough-like consistency (it should only be slightly sticky)
Roll the dough in to a ball
Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for 1 hour

This is originally on Bubblews my content