Meat Pies

• 3 lbs ground beef (half round steak, half ground chuck)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 4 cans beef gravy
• 12 teaspoon dry mustard
• 12 teaspoon celery salt (optional)
• 1 lb lard
• 5 12 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 12 teaspoons salt
• 1 12 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

1. FOR THE FILLING: Melt 2 Tbsp.
2. margarine in frypan and cook onion for a few minutes.
3. Add ground beef and cook slowly until all fat is melted.
4. Keep taking off fat, then add gravy and simmer for 10 min.
5. FOR THE PASTRY: Mix lard, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
6. Beat egg in 1 cup measuring cup, add vinegar and fill the cup up with cold water and add to dry mixture.
7. Mix as you would pie dough and roll out.
8. Line small foil pie tins, 4 1/2 inches across, with pastry.
9. Half fill with meat mixture and cover with pastry.
10. Bake 20 minutes in 400 F.
11. oven.
12. Makes 24 pies.
13. Handy to have some in the freezer.
14. From Kleinburg Homes.

ground beef, salt, onions, beef gravy, mustard, celery salt, lard, flour, salt, baking powder, brown sugar, egg, vinegar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/meat-pies-83126 (may not work)