3tbspvegetable shortening, chilled and cut into chunks
4-6teasice water
Instructions
Combine all filling ingredients for your Harry Potter inspired pumpkin pasties in a mixing bowl, mixing well until everything is thoroughly incorporated.
To make the crust for your pumpkin pasties, put the flour, sugar and salt into a food processor bowl. Pulse several times to combine.
Scatter the chunks of butter and shortening over the flour mixture and pulse about 15 times until everything is combined and resembles a coarse meal. No powdery bits should remain.
Transfer the Harry Potter-inspired pumpkin pasties mixture to a large mixing bowl.
Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of ice water over the mixture and toss it with a spatula until it starts to clump together. If the mixture is too dry, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time, until the texture is smooth.
Gather all of the dough into a ball and pat it down into a disc.
Wrap the disc in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
After the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Roll the dough to 1⁄8-inch thickness.
Use a saucer, small plate or bowl to cut out 6-inch circles for the cover ofyour Harry Potter-inspired pumpkin pasties.
Put 1 to 2 teaspoons of filling into each circle, and then fold the dough over into half circles.
Moisten the edges of each circle with ice water and crimp with a fork to seal.
Cut small slits into each pasty to make vents.
Bake the Harry Potter-inspired pumpkin pasties on an ungreased cookie sheet for 30 minutes, or until browned.