cream cheese pizza pasties

Name: Cream Cheese Pizza Pasties
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup(s) solid shortening; 3 ounce(s) pkg. cream cheese; 1 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 tablespoon(s) ice water; 1/2 pound(s) ground lean beef; 1/3 cup(s) pizza sauce; 1 tablespoon(s) chopped onion; 1 teaspoon(s) oregano; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 dash(es) pepper; 1/2 cup(s) shredded mozzarella cheese

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Pat Duran

Las Vegas, NV

Updated on Oct 11, 2011

These are so light and flaky - you will want more-- other fillings may be substituted such as pineapple and bacon, hamburger and mushroom with onion, etc....

Rate

prep time 30 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield makes 2 pasties

Ingredients

1/4 cup solid shortening
3 ounces pkg. cream cheese
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons ice water
1/2 pound ground lean beef
1/3 cup pizza sauce
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 dash pepper
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

How To Make cream cheese pizza pasties

Step 1

Cut shortening and cream cheese into flour and salt. Sprinkle with water one Tablespoon at a time until dough holds together. Chill about 25 minutes. Brown beef. Pour off fat. Stir in pizza sauce, onion, oregano, salt and pepper. Set aside. Roll out pastry into two 8-inch circles on a floured surface. Cover 1/2 of each circle with meat mixture, and top each with cheese. Fold over pastry to cake a half moon. Press our edges with fork to seal . Bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet at 425^ for 20 minutes , until golden brown.
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