Meat Pies (natchitoches,la Style)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon shortening
• 1 lb ground meat
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 1 bunch green onion, chopped
• 1 bulb of garlic, minced
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• red pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 4 cups plain flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup shortening, t
• 1 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 meat pie filling:.
• 2 melt shortening in heavy pot.
• 3 add meat.
• 4 cook until pink is gone.
• 5 add vegetables and season to taste. (season well, as meat will lose seasoning during frying.)
• 6 when meat is completely done and vegetables glazed, remove from heat and drain excess liquid.
• 7 stir in 1 tablespoon flour.
• 8 pie crust:.
• 9 sift dry ingredients together.
• 10 cut in shortening.
• 11 beat egg and add to milk.
• 12 work gradually into dry ingredients until proper consistency to roll.
• 13 break into small pieces and roll very thin,.
• 14 cut into rounds using a saucer as a guide.
• 15 to assemble:
• 16 place a large tablespoon of prepared meat along edge and halfway in the center of round dough.
• 17 fold the other half over, making edges meet and seal with water. form edges with fork.
• 18 drop in deep fat and cook until golden brown.
• 19 drain and serve hot.