Turkey Sausage, Sweet Potato & Sage Hand Pies (Pasties) Recipe - (4.3/5)

Ingredients

• CRUST:
• 3 3 3 cups all purpose flour, plus extra for rolling the dough
• 4 4 4 ounces shortening or lard
• 4 4 4 ounces (1-stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• Pinch Pinch of salt
• 3/4 3/4 3/4 cup ice water
• FILLING:
• 1 1 bag 1 (9-ounces) bag Jimmy Dean fully-cooked turkey sausage crumbles
• 1 1 1-cup) small white or yellow onion, finely minced (about 1-cup)
• 1 1 1 cup diced sweet potato, cut into even small pieces
• 2 2 2 tablespoons fresh sage***, finely chopped
• 2 2 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
• 2 2 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 1 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 2 2 2 teaspoons pure olive oil
• 1 1 1 cup dried cranberries, divided
• 1 1 1 egg & water (for the egg wash)
• to can skip making the dough, and buy a refrigerate pie crust dough. However, I think this dough recipe is very easy to make and taste a whole lot better!
• to 1 be substituted for sage, but reduce to 1 Tablespoon