Dinner 9: Montana

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Venison Pasty
Rutabaga Oven Fries
Huckleberry Pie

Justin's Review

I chose the state of Montana next because I thought it would be a good one - and it was!

We had venison pasties, french fries made with a purple vegetable called a rutabaga, and huckleberry pie, which was also purple! Mommy had to buy the huckleberries online, because we can't get them in the store here. She got a jar of pie filling that was already made, but you could still see the berries in it - they looked like little blueberries!

We made the dinner at my Granddad's in Canada because it was Canadian Thanksgiving. It was fun to have the dinner with him!

I liked all the food from Montana! I even liked the extra pasties as leftovers the next day! The food was really good. I think the pie was my favorite part, though. And I'd like to have the rutabaga fries again, too.

Recipes

Venison Pasty

(original recipes from Maria's Farm Country Kitchen and Visit Montana, see "Elk Pasties")

2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup plus a dab cold lard
2/3 cup water
1 pound ground venison
1/2 pound ground pork
3 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced
salt and pepper, to taste

Preheat the oven to 425F.

Mix together the flour and salt. Cut in the lard. Add water, a bit at a time, until the dough holds together well.

In a separate bowl, combine venison, pork, potatoes, onion and salt and pepper.

Divide the dough into 4 balls. On a floured surface, roll out the dough balls. Divide the meat mixture and add to each pasty. Fold the dough over and crimp the edges.

Bake for 15 minutes, then turn down the oven to 375F and bake for another 45 minutes.

Rutabaga Oven Fries

(original recipe from allrecipes.com)

1 rutabaga, peeled and cut into spears
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon rosemary
3 cloves garlic, minced
salt, to taste

Preheat the oven to 400F.

Toss rutabaga spears with oil, rosemary, garlic and salt, until evenly coated.

Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes or until desired crispness.

Huckleberry Pie

(original recipe from Huckleberry Haven - from jar of pie filling)

1 42 ounce jar of huckleberry pie filling (as we couldn't get huckleberries locally)
1 double 9" pie shell

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Pour filling into a pie shell. Cover with the the top crust and cut vents to allow steam to escape.

Bake for 60 minutes. Allow to cool before serving.