Natchitoches Meat Pies

• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 tablespoon bacon fat
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1 1/2 lbs ground pork
• 3 cups onions (chopped fine)
• 1 cup green onion
• 1 cup bell pepper (chopped fine)
• 3 tablespoons parsley
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (1/4 t white pepper if you want to use instead of black.)
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• Pastry
• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup melted shortening
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup milk

1. filling: make a roux of flour & shortening.
2. add all other ingredients, cover and cook on LOW heat for 30 minute.
3. drain off fat.
4. cool while making pastry.
5. Pastry.
6. mix flour & baking powder; together add shortening, then eggs.
7. add milk to make a stiff dough.
8. roll very thin about 1/8" thick.
9. use a saucer to cut circles of dough.
10. fill 1/2 full.
11. fold dough over and dampen edges w/ water
12. crimp w/ fork
13. Fry in deep fryer till golden brown.
14. keep warm till served.

flour, bacon fat, ground beef, ground pork, onions, green onion, bell pepper, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, cayenne, pastry, flour, baking powder, shortening, eggs, milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/natchitoches-meat-pies-39314 (may not work)