Making Pie filled with meat - tips

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Meat Pie Pie is a delicious snack for those who love to eat meat and is a great appetizer for parties. You can make an entire pie for the whole family or make small cakes for one person. The process of making Pie filled with meat is simple and enjoyable so it will be a great activity for the whole family. You can use rich ingredients like potatoes, carrots, beans and ground / minced beef to create a delicious, meaty Pie that friends and family will love. With just a few ingredients every day, you can create a delicious meat pie for your upcoming gathering or party.

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1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortened fat or butter
4 tablespoons cold water

Cake filling

1 cup chopped potatoes
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 teaspoons margarine or butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon of dried thyme or sage leaves, crushed
1 1/4 cup beef broth
1 1/2 cup chopped carrots or beans
2 cups ground beef

Steps

Method 1 of 5: Making dough

Make a Pie crust. Mix the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix 1 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large mixing bowl.
Cut butter or lamb and add it to the flour. There are many methods of combining butter with flour, but each takes a bit of effort. Keep the butter at a cool temperature, then start cutting into large cubes. Continue cutting until the butter is about the size of a pea evenly and blended into the dough.
- Use a food blender. The easiest way to cut butter is using a food processor, blend the butter and flour mixture for 1-2 minutes until the butter is chopped to the right size.
- Use a flour mill to grind butter or shortening. The flour mill is an excellent means of crushing butter for a quick, uniform texture with little effort. Roll the flour mill over the flour mixture, remove the butter sticking from the back of the tool teeth after rolling around the bowl (if necessary). This usually shouldn't take more than a few minutes.
- Use a fork or two knives. Don't worry if you don't have a flour mill or food processor. You can cut the butter with the flat surface of the plate or use the two knives to cut the butter in opposite directions, or even just use the handle of the metal spatula.
- Just use your finger for the lamb. Lamb is not affected much by hand heat or room temperature, so you can use your fingers to crush it.
Mix cold water into the flour mixture. Pouring each teaspoon of cold water into the flour mixture will help bring in the water slowly to give the dough a thin texture. The mixture just stick together slightly and form a liquid ball, not too wet.
- It's gentle. A key factor in creating a delicious crust is making sure you don't overdo it. If you over-knead the dough, the crust will become hard and difficult to handle.
- The mixture will form soft lumps. These soft lumps should be moist enough to stick together as you gently press with your fingers.
Use your hand to roll the dough into a ball. Gently break the dough into a sphere and divide the ball into two equal parts. This recipe creates two parts dough, one for the base of the pie, one part for the top of the cake.
- Usually, you should freeze the dough in the refrigerator until you're ready to roll and bake. If you've preheated the oven and want to get started right away, you can place the paste in the freezer to cool down quickly.
- If you want to keep the dough for a longer time, freeze it in a lockable food freezer. When you want to use the dough, you can thaw it in the refrigerator overnight and roll the dough as usual.
Rolling crust. Sprinkle a little powder on a flat surface and dough rolling tool. Use your hand to squeeze out flat dough and then use a rolling tool to roll from the center to the outer edge. Try to make a circle about 30 cm in diameter. advertisement

Method 2 of 5: Making a cake

Cook meat. Place 2 cups ground meat and 1/2 cup chopped onion in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add thyme, cloves, chopped garlic (if desired) and salt. Stir the meat under an open flame and mix with spices until meat is brown.
- If you want the cake to taste better, you can add a little cinnamon and nutmeg powder as seasoning.
Cut off excess fat. When the meat is well done, push the meat aside with a spoon or a wooden spatula and tilt the pan over until fat flows to the other side. Scoop the fat out or carefully tilt the pan into the jar to extract the fat (use a fat jar). Cool grease in a non-recyclable jar, close the lid, and throw it in your garbage.
- Do not pour grease into the kitchen sink or toilet bowl, or even use hot water to wash the grease down the drain. This action causes grease to attach to the waste disposal system or harden the drain hose.
- Be careful when handling hot grease.
Add vegetables and beef stock. Cut a potato into small pieces and place in a pan with 1 1/4 cup beef broth. Add 1/2 cup of carrots and beans. Beef broth will keep the filling moist once the fat has been squeezed out.
- Potatoes can be peeled if desired.
- For a novelty, you can use sweet potatoes instead of potatoes.
- Beef broth can be added or removed if needed, but do not leave the filling too thin (watery).
Pie filling (optional). You may need a concentrate if the filling is too thin.There are several ways to concentrate the filling that you can use:
- Mix 2 teaspoons of flour with 1/4 cup cold water or 1 teaspoon of cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water and stir in the mixture.
- Concentrated with flour. Use about 2 tablespoons of flour for each cup of meat. Slowly add each spoonful of flour to the mixture and stir well. This will prevent the dough from churning in the meat. Cook and stir for 1 more minute until sauce thickens and lather.
- Concentrated with cornstarch. Use 1 teaspoon of cornstarch for each cup of sauce. Add about 1 teaspoon of cornstarch to the mixture, stir until it thickens and lather. Cook for 2 more minutes if using cornstarch.
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Method 3 of 5: Make a large meat pie

Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
Create a Whole Pie shape. Use a dough rolling tool to roll the crust out. Start at one edge of the dough and slowly wrap the crust around the spreader. Transfer the crust onto the pie baking dish by slowly removing the dough from the spreader and spreading it onto the baking dish.
- Avoid stretching the dough.
Trim the crust. Trim about 1.3 cm above the edge of the baking dish and tuck excess dough downwards to create a thicker crust.
Add the filling. Slowly pour the cake filling onto the spread baking dish. Fill the filling, but not over the plate.
Cover the cake. Roll another layer of round batter and slowly place it on top of the baking dish. Squeeze around so that the edges of the top and bottom dough stick together, forming a pyramid around the cake like a convex corner. Use a knife to cut off excess dough.
Make some grooves on the top of the dough. Use a sharp knife to cut some grooves in the upper dough to let the steam escape when baking.
- Spread the melted egg or butter on the top crust. This step helps to keep the crust moist and not broken.
Bake the whole loaf. Place the cake on a baking tray in the center of the oven. Bake for about 45 minutes or until the top of the loaf turns golden brown.
- The cake will still be hot when removed from the oven. You need to let the cake cool down on the counter before eating.
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Method 4 of 5: Make a Small Meat Pie

Cut the dough. Roll the dough and cut into 6 even pieces, each weighing about 140 g. Roll each dough into 6 individual spheres.
- Sprinkle dough over the rolling surface to prevent dough from sticking.
Roll the dough. Roll the dough into flat circles with a diameter of 20 cm. Powder that is too warm can be difficult to handle, so let it cool in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes if needed.
Put the filling in each cake. Divide the filling into equal parts about 3/4 cup for each cake. Ladle into half of the round dough. Carefully fold the dough to cover the inner filling. Use your finger or fork to press the top and bottom edges of the dough together.
Cut grooves on each dough. Use a sharp knife to cut some grooves above the pie. This step helps to release steam from baking and prevents the cake from cracking or breaking in the oven.
- Spread the melted egg or butter over the cake to keep the top moist.
Bake. Place the cake on a baking tray with a little oil spread or a non-stick tray. Place the tray in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the crust is golden brown and flakes.
- Enjoy Pie with tomato sauce.
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Method 5 of 5: Creative variation

Try different meats. You can use ground pork, ground chicken or whatever you like. Meats can be combined for a more creative Pie. You can try making bacon and mixing it with ground meat. Buy the Italian sausage you like and cut it into small pieces to mix it with a pie filling. Alternatively, you can use lamb, veal or even tuna meat.
- Make sure the meat is cooked well before adding it to the filling.
Make sweet pie filled with ground meat. If you like savory pastries, you can add the following ingredients to the filling, including:
- 240 g raisins.
- 120 g dried figs (chopped)
- 60 g dried cherries (chopped)
- 2 apples, peeled, seeded and chopped.
- 1 peeled lemon and squeezed juice.
- 1 peeled orange and squeezed juice.
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh nutmeg powder.
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh five flavored powder.
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh clove leaf powder.
- 180 g dark brown sugar.
Make spicy meat pie. Add a little spiciness to the meat pie by adding some ingredients and spices. Try chopping 1 Jalapeno and 2 garlic cloves into the cake. Add 4 teaspoons of curry powder, 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric, and 1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper. Use these spices when cooking ground beef to create a delicious spicy meat pie.
Creation. Use your favorite ingredients and spices to create your own version of Pie. To make Mexican-style Pie, you can add mashed beans and Cheddar cheese to the filling. If you want to make a vegan meat pie, you can substitute 1/2 cup (90 grams) of brown lentils for ground meat. Alternatively, you can try adding artichokes. Freedom to create as you like.
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Advice

You can bake the cake and freeze it if desired. When reheating, simply place the cake on a baking tray and bake in the oven at 150 degrees C for about 20 minutes or until it is evenly warm.
If you have excess paste left, you can roll the dough into a thin square. After that, spread the butter, sprinkle with cinnamon and cook brown. Finally, roll the dough into long cubes and cut into small circles. When you lower the heat while baking, you can add cinnamon slices to bake for about 15 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
Rolling the dough on the parchment first will make it easier to transfer onto the pie baking dish.
If you don't want to make your own Pie crust, you can buy pre-made pie crust from the store to speed up the preparation.
Pie baking plates can be placed on the cooling tray after baking to allow them to cool more quickly.

Warning

Always use gloves when handling baking trays or pie plates directly from the oven.
If the oven does not cook evenly, you can rotate the baking dish half the time after baking.