Brunch

Natchitoches Meat Pies is for Lunch.

Natchitoches Meat Pies takes 90 minutes to prepare.

Natchitoches Meat Pies takes 3 minutes to cook.

Natchitoches Meat Pies makes 48 servings.

The ingredients for Natchitoches Meat Pies are:

FILLING:

1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 1/2 lbs. fresh ground pork (not pork sausage)
1 cup green onions chopped
1 T. salt
1 t. course ground black pepper
1 t. crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 t. cayenne pepper
1/3 c. all-purpose flour

CRUST:

8 c. self-rising flour
2 c. CRISCO
4 eggs
1 1/2 c. COLD milk
2

Here is how you make Natchitoches Meat Pies:

Combine beef, pork, onions, and seasonings in a large Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the meat loses its color. Do not over cook the meat. Sift the 1/3 c flour over meat mixture, stirring often, until well combined with the meat. Remove from heat and cool to room tempeerature. Place meat in a large colander to drain off excess grease. Sift flour and cut shortening into flour. Add beaten egg and cold milk. Form dough into a ball and then separate into 6 or 8 smaller balls of dough. Dough should be wet and a little sticky. Roll each ball of dough on a lightly floured board or pastry cloth. Cut dough into a 5 - 5 1/2 inch circle.To assemble, place a heaping tablespoon of filling on one side of the pastry round. Dampen the edge of pie containing meat with fingertips, fold top over meat and crimp with fork dipped in water. Prick twice on top with fork. Fry in deep fat fryer at 350 degrees until golden brown. Pies freeze well in plastic sandwich wrap. To fry frozen pies, do not thaw before frying.Serving Size: Makes 48 small meat piesNumber of Servings: 48Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BITTYGIRL51.

The nutritional information for Natchitoches Meat Pies is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 48
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 225.2

• Total Fat: 12.7 g
• Cholesterol: 35.6 mg
• Sodium: 173.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
• Protein: 9.6 g