Hamburger Pasties

Yes, it's "pasty", not "pastry". A little work but the result is worth it. Hamburger doesn't have to be dull.

1 onion, minced
1 tablespoon fat
1 pound ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 dairy sour cream

Oven: 400 degrees

Brown onion in the fat in a skillet. Add meat and cook until lightly browned, breaking it up with a fork. Add salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste and mix well. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.

Spoon about 3 tablespoons meat mixture onto a pasty square. Top with another square. Crimp edges together and prick with a fork. Repeat with remaining squares and filling. Bake on a cookie sheet fifteen minutes or until lightly browned. Makes six pasties.

Pasty Dough

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 3-oz package cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon poppy seeds

Mix all ingredients until well-blended. Chill several hours or overnight if possible (overnight is better). When ready to use, roll thin and cut in 12 4-inch squares.

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