French Meat Pie

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350F.
2. 2
   Saute ground beef and pork with onions until no longer pink.
3. 3
   In another pan boil and mash potatoes with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
4. 4
   Do not drain fat from ground meat mixture.
5. 5
   Add crumbled soda crackers, cinnamon, thyme, sage and mix well, the crackers help absorb a lot of the moisture and gives it great taste and texture.
6. 6
   Next add mashed potatoes and mix well.
7. 7
   I cool this before putting in crust but it isn't necessary if your baking it right away.
8. 8
   Use a deep dish 9 or 10 inch pie plate and line bottom with 1 crust.
9. 9
   Fill crust and then place second crust over filling, press edges together to seal: cut slits in top crust.
10. 10
    Bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.