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Traditional Scottish hand pies with flaky pastry and molten minced beef filling. Perfect for game days and potlucks.
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: Scottish
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb minced beef (20% fat)
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp beef suet
  • 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 cup cold butter, diced
  • 0.5 cup ice water

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • Rolling Pin
  • baking sheet
  • Fork

Method
 

  1. Brown beef over medium heat, break into ¼” chunks. Add onion and suet, cook until translucent. Stir in pepper, cool and chill filling for 5 minutes.
  2. Whisk flour and salt. Cut cold butter into crumbs. Mix in ice water until shaggy dough forms. Chill 5 minutes.
  3. Roll dough to ⅛” thick. Cut 5” ovals, add 2 tbsp filling, fold, seam-side down, crimp edges. Chill 5 minutes.
  4. Bake at 375°F for 25–30 minutes until golden brown and filling bubbles gently. Rest 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 15gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 280mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 60IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 3mg

Notes

Chill the filling and crimp pastry edges to prevent leaks. Rest 5 minutes after baking for clean slices.

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