Meat Pies

Name: Meat Pies
Ingredients: 3 lb. ground beef (half round steak, half ground chuck); 1 tsp. salt; 2 lg. onions, chopped fine; 4 cans beef gravy; 1/2 tsp. dry mustard; 1/2 tsp. celery salt (optional); 1 lb. lard; 5-1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 2-1/2 tsp. salt; 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder; 3 tbsp. brown sugar; 1 egg, slightly beaten; 1 tbsp. vinegar

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3 lb. ground beef (half round steak, half ground chuck)
1 tsp. salt
2 lg. onions, chopped fine
4 cans beef gravy
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. celery salt (optional)
1 lb. lard
5-1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2-1/2 tsp. salt
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tbsp. vinegar

Directions

1

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

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

Line small foil pie tins, 4-1/2 inches across, with pastry.
8

Half fill with meat mixture and cover with pastry.
9

Bake 20 minutes in 400F oven.