Ground Beef Hand Pies Recipe

Cooking Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and remove crusts from the refrigerator. Set it aside. In a skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef and onion until no longer pink.
• Add carrots, potatoes, rosemary, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper and cook until potatoes are tender. Stir in flour and slowly add beef stock.
• Cook until mixture has thickened, stirring frequently, 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Using a large biscuit cutter or glass bowl, cut pie crust into rounds that fit muffin tin.
• Press dough into each muffin tin well and fill with 1/4 cup of meat filling. Place another round of dough on top of the meat mixture and press to seal bottom and top crust. Repeat should make 8 pies.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon water. Remove pies from the oven and brush with egg wash. Return to the oven until golden brown, 5-7 minutes more. Allow to rest 1 hour before serving if eaten by hand. Enjoy!

Cooking Tips

• This recipe calls for bread flour, however plain white flour can also be used. Self-rising flour is not suitable.
• Baking time differs according to each oven and can sometimes take longer. To ensure the meat hand pies are fully baked, they should have a golden-brown colour.

Serving and Storage

• Serve these savory pies made with store-bought puff pastry alongside a salad or roasted green vegetables, such as broccoli rabe.
• These pies can be stored for up to four days.