Jamaican Beef Patties

Name: Jamaican Beef Patties
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 2/3 cup, sour cream, chilled; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten; 3 cups (15 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1 1/4 teaspoons, table salt; 1 teaspoon, ground turmeric; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces and chilled; 1 tablespoon plus 1 cup, water, divided, plus extra for brushing; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 pound, 85 percent lean ground beef; 1 tablespoon, vegetable oil; 12 , scallions, chopped fine; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 , habanero chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 1 teaspoon, dried thyme; 3/4 teaspoon, curry powder; 3/4 teaspoon, ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 1 slice, hearty white sandwich bread, torn into 1-inch pieces

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2020

SERVES8

TIME2 ¼ hours, plus 1 hour chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe was inspired by our visit to Kingston Tropical Bakery. To re-create the signature flaky golden pastry of the Jamaican patty, we added turmeric to a buttery food-processor pie dough. Swapping in sour cream and an egg for the ice ...

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