Recipes & a more complete calendar

The calendar looks so much better!  Anyway,  here are the recipes for the week. 

Curried Beef in Pastry

2 c. all purpose flour

1 t. salt

2/3 c. butter

1 egg yolk, beaten

1/2 c. milk

1 small onion, diced

1-2 T.  oil

1/2 lb. ground beef

Salt & pepper to taste

1 clove garlic, minced

1 1/2 t. curry powder

Dash sugar

1-3 T. Ketchup

1/2 t. cornstarch

1 T. dried breadcrumbs

one egg, beaten

     Combine the flour, salt, butter, egg yolk and milk.  Form into a ball and set aside in the refrigerator.  Cook the onion in the heated oil until limp. Add the beef, salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until beef is browned (4-5 minutes).  Add the garlic, curry powder, sugar and ketchup.  Cook and stir another minute or two.  In a small bowl, make a paste of the cornstarch and 2 t. water.  Add to the meat mixture; cook 1 minute.  Remove from the heat; stir in the bread crumbs.  Taste and adjust the seasonings; refrigerate covered.  (The filling can be prepared ahead of time and either refrigerated for a few days or frozen.)      

     To assemble, roll out the crust into a long rectangle.  Place the filling using one heaping teaspoon at a time in mounds along one of the long sides of the dough one inch apart and 1 inch from the edge.  Dip a pastry brush in water and moisten a circle of dough around each mound.  Fold the other side of the dough rectangle over lengthwise.  Press down around each mound to seal.  Using a cookie cutter or a glass to cut each mound with a covering of dough.  Place the rounds on a greased cookie sheet and brush the tops lightly with a beaten egg.  Bake in a 325° oven until browned, about 35 minutes.

Makes 16 appetizer servings or 4-6 dinner servings.