Mini Beef pies

These mini beef pies are better than any meat pie I have ever purchased. Making them from scratch is such a rewarding experience and the appreciation makes them taste even better.   Athough I love the ones that come from the local market here, nothing beats the reward of smelling these cooking on a cold or rainy day.  When I have some extra time or some pie dough to use up, there is nothing that says comfort like a homemade meat pie for dinner with a side of salad or some french fries to dip in the pie’s own gravy….delicious.

You will need to start with a pie dough that is easy to work with.  I have tweaked my own recipe that never fails me. It’s always easy to work with and has the perfect balance of buttery taste and flakey texture. ;You can find the recipe for the pie dough in “here“.


Mini Beef pies

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These are better than any meat pie I have ever purchased even though I love the ones that come from the local market here.  When I have some extra time or some pie dough to use up, there is nothing that says comfort like a homemade meat pie for dinner with a side of salad or some french fries to dip in the pie’s own gravy….delicious. You will need to start with a pie dough that is easy to work with.  I have tweaked my own recipe that never fails me.  It’s always easy to work with and has the perfect balance of buttery taste and flakey texture. ;You can find the recipe for the pie dough in "notes". 

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Mini Beef pies Yum Print Recipe These are better than any meat pie I have ever purchased even though I love the ones that come from the local market here.  When I have some extra time or some pie dough to use up, there is nothing that says comfort like a homemade meat pie for dinner with a side of salad or some french fries to dip in the pie’s own gravy….delicious. You will need to start with a pie dough that is easy to work with.  I have tweaked my own recipe that never fails me.  It’s always easy to work with and has the perfect balance of buttery taste and flakey texture. ;You can find the recipe for the pie dough in "notes".  CourseMain Dish

Ingredients

• 1 batch pie dough
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2-3 stalks celery
• 1 medium onion
• 1 tbsp brown gravy mix
• 2 tbsp corn starch
• 1 1/2 cups frozen vegetables peas, corn, carrots

Servings:

Instructions

1. Make and set aside your pie dough and refrigerate while you are making the filling.
2. Brown 2lbs of ground beef in a deep sauce pan. Season with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and brown gravy powder.

   
3. Move beef to side and add 2-3 stalks of celery and 1 medium sized onion.
4. Continue sautéing until soft, then mix together with the browned beef.
5. Add some corn starch and water to thicken and cook until desired consistency.
6. Cook on low until mixture has thickened and flavours have “mingled” (about 45 min).
7. Toss in about 1 – 1 ½ cups of frozen veggies. (Peas, corn, carrots)
8. Shut off heat and let rest. ; Do not add the frozen vegetables earlier or they will lose their flavor.
9. Roll out pie dough to desired pie size.   I like using the personal mini pies but you could also do 2 large pies as well. This recipe makes about 8 of the personal size pies.
10. Scoop the cooled mixture into the pies. Fill about ¾ full.
11. Cover the pies with dough and make small incisions in the top crust.(Important so you don’t have boiled filling trying to escape out of the sides.)
12. Bake in 400 degree oven until golden brown.

    
13. Rest 15 minutes before serving and Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

For the pie dough I used my "perfect pie dough recipe" which can be found here

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