Vegetarian Pati (Costa Rican Handpies)

Vegetarian Pati (Costa Rican Handpies)

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ServingsServings: 10 (30 pati)

Ingredients

3 cups All-purpose flour

1 tsp Achiote Paste

½ cup Vegetable Shortening

¾ cup Beer, lager

1 tsp Granulated sugar

1 tsp Salt, kosher

2 tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted

1½ tsp Baking powder

3 cups DOLE Shredded Young Green Jackfruit in Brine

1 Habanero pepper, seeds removed

1 cup Onion, yellow, roughly chopped

½ cup Pimento Pepper, fresh, roughly chopped

½ cup Celery, roughly chopped

¼ cup Garlic, minced

2 tsp Thyme, fresh picked

1 cup Bread crumbs, soaked in warm water

Directions

  1. Pre-heat an oven to 350F.
  2. In a stand mixer with a dough hook attachment, add the flour, margarine and vegetable fat and blend on speed 4.
  3. Keep beating and slowly add the baking powder, salt and sugar. Then add the beer and the achiote paste.
  4. To prepare the filing, add the onion, peppers, celery stalk, garlic and sprig of thyme to a food processor and chop fine. Add the bread crumbs to create a rough meal, then fold into the jackfruit and season to taste if needed.
  5. On a floured work surface, roll out your dough to an even ¼ inch minimum thickness.
  6. Using a ring cutter, cut circles out of the dough roughly 3 inches in diameter.
  7. Fill them with the filling, roughly 2 tablespoons per pati, fold them in half and crimp closed using a fork, ensuring they are completely sealed.
  8. Place them on a greased sheet tray and bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes then broil for 5 minutes.
  9. Enjoy while hot.

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