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In
a small saucepan, cover carrots with water. Bring water
to a boil and cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Let
cool and slice. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder
together in a bowl. Add butter, and rub to the
consistency of coarse crumbs. Mix in water. If
dough is sticky, add more flour. Roll dough out until
about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out six circles, each about 5
inches round. Do not stretch the dough. Mix meat
and vegetables together, and salt and pepper to taste.
Cover half of each pasty base with the filling. Moisten
pastry edges, fold pastry over the filling. Press edges
together with a fork. Transfer raw pasties to a baking
sheet, brush tops with milk and make a small slit in each top
to allow steam out. Bake in the hottest section of the
aga for 10 minutes, and then in the lower section for 35
minutes, or until the pastry is light and golden.
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