Best Gold Miners Pie Recipes

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THE COAL MINER'S FAST FOOD - CORNISH PASTIES



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Posted for Zaar World Tour. This is a recipe with deep and interesting historical significance... nothing says "Cornwall" more than the Cornish Pasty. It was the meal of choice for coal miners, as it was a ultimate own pre packaged "fast food" of it's day, that was practical to eat by holding the crust in coal stained fingers, economical to make and filling. Recipe is adapted from "Favourite English recipes- Traditional fare from around the Counties'. If you make it before I do, I would very much appreciate your feedback. Please Note: Americans know Swede as "rutabaga" and the Scottish call it "neeps". A websearch tells me that Swede is a fairly recent root vegetable, and is thought to have originated around the 17th century in Bohemia and is the result of a cross between a cabbage and a turnip. It's popular in colder European countries and is a hardy vegetable similar in texture to turnip. ZWT REGION: England.

Provided by kiwidutch

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 lb flour (450 g)
5 ounces lard (140g) or 5 ounces shortening (140g)
1 pinch salt
water, to mix
1 lb lean beef (450g)
1 lb potato (450g)
1 lb swede (450g)
1 small onion
1 ounce butter (30 g OR 2 tablespoons)
pepper (to taste)
salt (to taste)

Steps:

  • Pre heat oven to 400 F (200 C) (gas mark 6).
  • Rub the shortening into the flour and salt and add just enough water to make a firm pastry dough.
  • Divide the pastry into 4 equal pieces and roll each piece out until is about 7 inches (18 cm) around. Cut the meat into small very cubes, removing all of the fat.
  • Cut the potatoes, swede and onion into very small pieces and add to the meat. Place 1/4 of the mixture into the centre of each of the pastry circles and add salt and pepper to taste. Top each with 1/4 of the butter.
  • Use a little water to dampen the edges of the pastry and bring the sides of the pastry circle up to meet each other so that the weight of the filling flattens out the bottom a little and you can crimp the edges together at the top.
  • Pinch the edges firmly together and the result will look like a little pie with a Mohawk !
  • Cook on a floured baking tray for 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1109.6, Fat 52.6, SaturatedFat 21.6, Cholesterol 118.7, Sodium 183.3, Carbohydrate 117.4, Fiber 8.6, Sugar 8.3, Protein 39.2

COAL MINERS PASTIES



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Coal miners in the Midwest would take these for their lunch. They keep warm rather long wrapped in a towel. Some housewives would stuff one end with a savory filling, and the other with a sweet one. That way you could have your dessert with your dinner! For a true coal miner meal experience, be sure to roughly chop the potatoes.

Provided by Kevin Ryan

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Savory Pie Recipes     Pasty Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 ½ cups lard
10 tablespoons ice water
2 pounds top round steak, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
5 red potatoes, peeled and chopped
3 turnips, peeled and cubed
1 ½ cups chopped onion
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon salt

Steps:

  • Place the flour, 2 teaspoons of salt, and the lard in a bowl. Quickly rub the lard into the flour with your fingertips until it resembles small peas. Pour in the ice water, and form into a ball. Add more water if it feels too dry. Divide the dough into 6 balls, and wrap in plastic. Chill one hour.
  • In a bowl, combine the meat, turnips, potatoes, onions, remaining 1 tablespoon salt, and pepper.
  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
  • Roll out one of the balls on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick. Using a cake pan, trace a 9 inch circle in the dough; cut out the circle. Place about 1 1/2 cups of the meat mixture into the middle of the circle. Fold the edges of the circle up to meet along the top of the meat filling, and crimp the dough along the top to seal. Repeat until all dough is used up. With a spatula, transfer the pasties to an ungreased sheet.
  • Bake the pasties for 45 minutes, or until golden. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1186.3 calories, Carbohydrate 98.9 g, Cholesterol 140.9 mg, Fat 66.6 g, Fiber 7.3 g, Protein 45.4 g, SaturatedFat 25.9 g, Sodium 2202.8 mg, Sugar 5.5 g

GOLD MINER'S PIE



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Another recipe that was in my church cookbook and made by my friend, Helen. This is a rich pie....so rich I changed the caramel topping to sugar free because of the condensed milk....and we know how sweet that milk is! :) If you are not watching your sugar intake....then use a regular jar of Smucker's Ice-Cream...

Provided by Sandy Griffith

Categories     Pies

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup margarine
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese
1 (7-oz.) package coconut
1/2 cup pecans
1 (16-oz.) cool whip
1 can eagle brand milk
1 jar sugar free caramel ice-cream topping
2 graham cracker pie shells

Steps:

  • 1. Melt margarine, add pecans and coconut; cook until coconut browns. Then let this mixture cool.
  • 2. While this mixture is cooling; mix cream cheese, milk, and cool whip together; divide and put this mixture into the pie shells.
  • 3. Drizzle the caramel ice-cream topping over the cool whip mixture.
  • 4. Top with pecan-coconut mixture.
  • 5. Cover the pies and freeze.

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