Meat Pie Dough

Name: Meat Pie Dough
Ingredients: 5 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 pound cold butter, cut into small pieces; 1/2 cup ice water

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Ingredients (4)

5 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 pound cold butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup ice water

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Nutritional Information

Calories313
Fat20.8g
Saturated fat13.0g
Trans fat0.83g
Carbs27.84g
Fiber0.98g
Sugar0.11g
Protein3.98g
Cholesterol54.18mg
Sodium109.79mg
Nutritional Analysis per serving (18 servings) Powered by

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This dough works beautifully for Chef Donald Link’s Natchitoches Meat Pies, but it could be filled with almost any combination of meats or vegetables.

Adapted from "Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana" by Donald Link

Instructions

1Place the flour and salt in a large bowl and, using a pastry blender or your fingers, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse pebbles. Using a fork, stir in the water until the dough pulls together, adding additional ice water by the teaspoonful if necessary. Use your hands to knead the dough for a few minutes until it’s smooth and evenly blended.
2Roll the dough into a rectangle and fold it over itself three times like a letter. Repeat this process four times, reshape the dough to a rectangle, and refrigerate until firm, at least 15 minutes.

Recipe provided by Chef Donald Link, author of “Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link’s Louisiana.”

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