Jamaican patty

Make Jamaican patty at home

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup cold butter or shortening
• 6 tbsp ice water
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 scallion
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1/2 scotch bonnet, minced
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 egg, beaten

How it's made

1. Rub cold butter into the flour, turmeric and salt; add ice water to bring the dough together. Chill 1 hour.
2. Brown the beef with onion, garlic, scallion, thyme, curry and scotch bonnet.
3. Add a splash of water and the breadcrumbs and cook until moist but not wet. Cool.
4. Roll the dough thin and cut 6-inch circles.
5. Spoon filling onto half of each, fold over and crimp with a fork.
6. Brush with egg and bake at 400 F (200 C) 25 minutes until golden.