Description
Flaky Crust with a delicious meat filling. Definitely a Crowd pleaser
Scale
Ingredients
Crust
- 4 cups of all-purpose flour
- ½ cup of very cold unsalted butter (1 stick)
- ½ cup of Crisco shortening
- 2/3 cup of cold water
- 2 ½ tsp of salt
Beef Filling
- 2–3 tbsp oil
- Onions
- Garlic
- 1lb Ground beef
- 2 Bay leaves
- 1 fresh thyme
- 2 finely chopped hot peppers (I used wiri wiri peppers)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 finely chopped scallion
- Salt
- ½ tsp flour
Other
- 1 egg (egg wash)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl combine flour, salt, butter and shortening. With your fingers, incorporate the ingredients together until you get a coarse crumbly mixture (check my IG stories for helpful video). Make a hole in the center of the mixture then add cold water. Incorporate mixture into the water to form a ball. Cut the ball into 4 sections. Wrap each in parchment paper or plastic wrap then place into the fridge for 30 minutes.
- On medium-high heat, add oil to a pan. Sauté onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes then add ground beef. Add thyme, bay leaves, hot pepper, salt, and black pepper then cook for 7 mins. Add ½ tsp flour and scallion then cook for 2 mins (check my IG for helpful video). Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- On a floured surface, roll dough with a rolling pin to about 5/16-inch thickness then cut into a circular shape using any utensil that is 6 inches round in diameter. Using a tablespoon, place filling into the center of circle then fold into a half moon-like shape then press the edges with your hand. Use a fork to seal edges. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Place each pie onto a baking pan with parchment paper. Prick holes on the top of pastries with fork.
- Brush pastry with egg wash then bake at 375 degrees for 30 min or until golden brown. Allow to cool before removing from pan.
- Category: Appetizer