Dundee Pies

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• hot water pastry dough
• 1 liter lb plain flour
• 1/2 cup beef drippings or 1/2 cup lard
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb lean meat, cut into small pieces
• pepper
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons meat stock
• lamb and beans (optional)
• mashed potatoes, see note below (optionlal)

Recipe

• 1 put the fat and water into a saucepan and bring to the boil. put the flour.
• 2 and salt into a basin and make a hole in the middle, pour the boiling water.
• 3 and fat into this, and mix with a spatula until cool enough to handle, then.
• 4 form into a ball. this must be done quickly before the fat hardens too much.
• 5 turn on to a floured board, and knead well, then pat into a flat shape.
• 6 divide into half and put one half to keep warm. roll the half out into a.
• 7 large oval and stand a small jar (about 3 inches diameter) in the middle.
• 8 mould the pastry up the sides to a height of about 3" and when it stands.
• 9 well remove the jar, and make another mould in the same way. roll out the.
• 10 lids, cutting them into rounds to fit the top.
• 11 make your filling out of meat,add pepper, worcestershire sauce or other of your choice, add onions,flavorings of your choice, and 4 tablespoons meat stock.
• 12 mix all the filling ingredients together and fill the pastry moulds. dampen.
• 13 the edges and pinch the top on. make a slit in the centre to let the steam.
• 14 out and brush the top with milk or beaten egg to colour it. (remember the.
• 15 rule, one hole for plain, and two holes for onion pies).
• 16 bake on a baking sheet in a slow oven (250) so that the inside has time to.
• 17 cook, about 45 minutes. while cooking roll out the remainder of the pastry.
• 18 and proceed in the same way.
• 19 note:.
• 20 you could also do meat and bean pies, with the beans seeming a lot like.
• 21 campbell's beans and put onto the top of the meat filling just under the.
• 22 lid. or you could put mashed potatoes on top instead of a lid.