Meat Pies

by Olga Drozd

Prep time: 1:00

Servings: 24 pies

INGREDIENTS

FILLING:

3 lbs. ground beef (half round steak, half ground chuck)
1 tsp. salt
2 large onions, chopped fine
4 tins beef gravy
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. celery salt (optional)

PASTRY:

1 pound lard (2 cups)
5 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 Tbsp. vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS

Filling:
Melt 2 Tbsp. margarine in frypan and cook onion for a few minutes. Add ground beef and cook slowly until all fat is melted. Keep taking off fat, then add gravy and simmer for 10 min.

Pastry:
Mix lard, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Beat egg in 1 cup measuring cup, add vinegar and fill the cup up with cold water and add to dry mixture.

Line small foil pie tins, 4-1/2 inches across, with pastry. Half fill with meat mixture and cover with pastry. Bake 20 minutes in 400°F oven.

CHEF COMMENTS

Individual meal pies with simple ingredients. Handy to have some in the freezer. From Kleinburg Homes.

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