Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2012

I can't get turnips where I am, so I just made them without. This was my first attempt at anything like a pastie, and they were SO GOOD. My children scarfed them down. I have saved the recipe to make again in the future. Just be forewarned that these make really big pasties and are super filling. Unless you have a super-big eater in your family, recalculate the recipe to plan for one for everyone. I made these for 3 of us and we ate them for 3 meals. Not that anyone complained. :)

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annilita

Reviewed: Dec. 3, 2011

I used a can of condensed cream of mushroom soup in place of the olive oil, water and mushrooms. This was per my Grandma's recommendation. (just straight out of the can, I did not "prepare" the soup at all....) I used my grandma's pie crust recipe for the pastry, and they turned out great! Not too bad for my first ever pie crust or pastie experiment.... There is still about half of the filling mixture left over, so I think tommorrow I will try and make these again!

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MissJ

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2011

5 Stars for the filling. 2 Stars for the pastry. I tried this twice. The first time I used the pastry recipe here, and it was too hard. Though that may have been me overworking the dough. The second time I bought the refrigerated pie dough at the store (they didn't have puff pastry), they turned out amazing! The filling is awesome! I also made a mushroom gravy with vegetable stock to go with it, since we are vegan. It was excellent. Even my carnivore brother loved it!

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crowcook

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2011

Our family is vegetarian and were very excited about these. The consensus is that it's pretty good, extremely filling, however the filling is dry. A few of the reviews had already mentioned the dry quality of the filling and so I had upped the water from 2 tbsp to 1 1/2 cups, also adding an extra bullion cube so as not to lose flavor. Alas, those pesky potatoes just wouldn't allow it. Next time, I think I'll try adding a dollop or two of prepared veggie gravy inside before sealing them up. As for the crust, it smelled just heavenly while baking! My son says he doesn't like the "crunchies" in it, but I say the wheat is good for him and my husband I both liked it that way. This is a keeper, with a slight tweak in the filling department.

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Bandana Mama

Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2010

I am rating this as five stars because the filling is amazing! I know the dough traditionally is supposed to be heavy. I didn't care for the dough though so I remade with biscut dough and a rolling pin. We liked that much better. Thank you for the great recipe we will use our modified version over and over!

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Lisa

Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

Review just for filling-- I used a yeasted dough as the crust, which was delicious. The filling is amazing, and this made exactly the right amount for 8 pasties. Could have used a little more salt in the filling--I will probably add an extra half a teaspoon of bouillon next time. (I had powdered bouillon instead of cube, because it's cheaper, tastes the same, and it easier to use.)

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Brittany

Reviewed: Jul. 30, 2009

I really liked this recipe. I added all the vegetables I had and they turned out great. On the Pastie I just added a little extra water until I felt like it was the right texture. Also it is a good idea to put the dough in the fridge until the vegetables are done. This allows the sticky-ness of the dough to not be as strong so they are easier to roll out.

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JasonSoulTattoo

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2009

Made these as written, but added half a can of mushroom soup to the filling. Next time I would leave out the potatoes.

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WingedBook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2008

Waaaaaaaaay too much flour for this recipe. I used about half of the white flour recipe. Still turned out dry. The flavor was good but not really that moist.

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