Armenian Meat Pies

A flat bread with a spicy meat topping. I've also seen them called Armenian Pizzas. This is a family favorite for years. Not the quickest recipe, but it is easy and very unusual.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 16 pies

Ingredients

• 1  lb  extra lean ground beef
• 1 (11 ounce) can tomatoes or 1 (11 ounce) can tomato puree
• 1  green pepper, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 bunch fresh parsley, about 1/4 cup chopped
• 1⁄2 tablespoon allspice
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 teaspoon red cayenne pepper
• 2 -3  garlic cloves, crushed
• 1  teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Bread dough equivalent to four loaves (I use the Rhodes pre-made dough).
2. Let bread dough rise as if you are going to bake it. Plan ahead, if using frozen dough, this could take 6-8 hours.
3. Heat oven to 450 degree F.
4. Mix the raw hamburger, tomatoes, chopped green pepper and parsley together. You can mix by hand or with a mixer. Add the allspice, red pepper, garlic and salt.
5. Pull off chunks of bread dough to form 1 1/2 to 2 inch diameter balls. Roll flat - about 1/4 inch thick. They should look like little pizza crusts.
6. Place two to three bread crusts on a cookie sheet, and spread about 1/4 c to 1/3 c of the meat mixture on each unbaked crust.
7. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, until the meat isn't red and the bread is golden brown. You can bake 2 pans at once, but may need to rotate them.
8. Eat hot.
9. These freeze and reheat really well.