Making the Upper Peninsula Pasty - March 1, 2025

March 1, 2025

1pm-5pm

At Milk and Honey Ciders

The savory, meat and vegetable-filled pasty has served as a hearty meal for more than 150 years in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P) where the simple but hunger-satisfying meal has become a significant part of the region's cultural identity. “Invented” by Cornish settlers who came to work in the region's iron and copper mines, the hand-held meat pie was an easy meal to transport and eat deep in the mines. 

Today you can find pasties across the UP, buying them singly or by the “cooler full” which could be up to 99 pasties. Also popular across the Iron Range of northern MN, our instructor will share that the UP Pasty is the best. 

In this course you’ll learn a bit more about the history, the “proper” way to make a UP Pasty and you’ll get to prepare your own start to finish. Beginning with the raw materials, making the dough and taking home up to 12 pasties of your own. 

This course will be hosted at our partner Milk and Honey Ciders. After the class we’ll adjourn to the tap room to enjoy a Milk and Honey Cider, alcoholic or N/A along with one of the fresh, hot pasties right out of the oven that our instructor will bring with her for the class. 

This Course will be held at:

Milk and Honey Ciders

11738 County Road 51

St Joseph, MN 56374 

Tuition: $50

Materials: $40

This course is for all ages, but those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

Your Instructor:

Lisa Pelkey

I grew up in the wild beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I find myself deeply rooted in the dense woods & big water & simple farm to table meals my mama made. Like most Yoopers, I am passionate about sharing how magical the UP is, yet am intensely protective of it. These days, you can find me at the coffee shop I part own with my friend Annette, playing barista.