Liisa's Savory Pastry Treats

Savory little meat pastry treats! Prefect for cocktail/appetizer party. I remember being at a family party when I was a kid - and being scolded for eating too many of them. These are very good! (Cook time does not include the dough chilling)

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 45-50 appetizers

Ingredients

• Crust

• 1  cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄4 cup  cream or 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1  dash salt

• Filling

• 1  lb lean ground beef
• 1⁄4 cup green pepper, chopped fine
• 1  large onion, chopped fine
• 3⁄4 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon pepper
• 3  slices  white bread

Directions

1. Mix crust ingredients to make a dough.
2. Chill overnight.
3. Soak bread in water.
4. Drain and mash Brown ground beef with onions and pepper.
5. Add seasonings and bread.
6. Mix very well, cover to steam 5-10 minutes.
7. Roll dough 1/8 inch thick.
8. Using a small juice glass (3" diameter) cut circles.
9. Fill each circle half with 1/2 to 1 tsp of filling.
10. Fold other half of circle over filling and seal seams, crimp edge.
11. Brush with beaten egg white.
12. Bake 400* oven for 20 minutes- until browned.
13. These can be made ahead and frozen/reheated.