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Stoney Creek

Flax Pastries

Recipe / Stoney Creek

Homemade pasties are hard to resist. This pastry is easy to make and you can experiment with fillings. The flaxseed meal or flour replaces egg but absorbs water. You can try it gluten free or change the filling for a vegan dish.

Makes: 4 pastries

Pastry

115g chilled butter or vegetable shortening 115mL olive oil3 cups pastry flour or gluten-free plain1 tbsp whole flaxseeds½ tsp salt1 tbsp Stoney Creek Flax Flour combined with 3 tbsp cold water (flax egg) Splash cold water

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