Meat Pies

This recipe make small individual pies.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Yields: 24 small pies

Ingredients

• FILLING

• 3  lbs ground beef (half round steak, half ground chuck)
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  large onions, chopped
• 4  cans  beef gravy
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  celery salt (optional)

• PASTRY

• 1  lb  lard
• 5 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3  tablespoons brown sugar
• 1  egg, slightly beaten
• 1  tablespoon vinegar

Directions

1. FOR THE FILLING: Melt 2 Tbsp.
2. margarine in frypan and cook onion for a few minutes.
3. Add ground beef and cook slowly until all fat is melted.
4. Keep taking off fat, then add gravy and simmer for 10 min.
5. FOR THE PASTRY: Mix lard, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
6. Beat egg in 1 cup measuring cup, add vinegar and fill the cup up with cold water and add to dry mixture.
7. Mix as you would pie dough and roll out.
8. Line small foil pie tins, 4 1/2 inches across, with pastry.
9. Half fill with meat mixture and cover with pastry.
10. Bake 20 minutes in 400 F.
11. oven.
12. Makes 24 pies.
13. Handy to have some in the freezer.
14. From Kleinburg Homes.