Aussie Meat Pies

This is a womens weekly recipe in answer to a how to make aussie pies in the threads.

Steps

Sift flour into bowl.

Rub in lard.

Add eggs and enough water to make ingredients cling together.

Press dough into a ball , knead gently on a floured surface until smooth , cover , refrigerate 1 / 2 hour.

Divide dough into 8 portions.

Roll out each portion on lightly floured surface large enough to line 11 cm pie tins.

Trim away excess pastry.

Place tins on oven tray , line pastry with paper , fill with dried beans or rice.

Bake in moderately hot oven about 8 minutes , remove paper and beans , bake further 8 minutes or until pastry is lightly browned , cool.

Spoon cold filling into pastry cases.

Cut 8 x 12cm rounds from puff pastry , brush edges of pastry with a little egg yolk.

Gently press puff pastry tops into place.

Trim edges.

Brush tops with a little more egg yolk.

Make 2 small slits in centre of pies , place on oven trays , bake in moderately hot oven about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Filling: heat lard in pan , add onion , .

Ingredients

plain flour, lard, eggs, water, premade puff pastry, egg yolk, onions, minced beef, worcestershire sauce, dark soy sauce, beef stock powder, ground allspice, cornflour