4 & 20 meat pie

12 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8ouncesFlour
½teaspoonSalt
12ouncesPuff pastry
1poundsMinced beef
1\"cube\" beef stock
1teaspoonSalt
Pepper to taste
¼pintWater
2ouncesBeef drippings
Beaten egg for glaze
½pintWater
1pinchNutmeg
3tablespoonsFlour
Brown food coloring

Directions

BASE

TOP

FILLING

Mix all base ingredients thoroughly. Roll out to about ⅛" thickness.

Roll out puff pastry to ¼" thickness.

Saute the beef. Dissolve the stock cube in the water, add to beef.

Season to taste. Sprinkle with flour and cook till flour is browned and incorporated well. Adjust seasoning and coloring to taste.

Make pies by putting scoops of about ¼ cup on the base crust. Egg glaze around the filling and top with the puff pastry, using the egg glaze as a "glue" (try not to leave large air pockets). Cut around the filling, creating individual pies. Brush the top with more egg glaze for color and bake at 350 degrees till puffed and browned.

Fm: Dan Perlman 71370,1423

Submitted By FRED TOWNER On 01-13-95