Ingredients

How to make it

  • Dough
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour and salt
  • With a pastry blender, criss crossed knives or your fingers, work the butter into the flour to the consistency of coarse crumbs
  • Gradually stir in water with a fork until moistened.
  • Knead the dough until you can form a ball
  • Divide dough in half and form into a flattened disk
  • Cover each with plastic wrap and refrigerate 20 - 30 minutes
  • Lamb Mixture
  • Season lamb with salt and pepper
  • MIx lamb, onion, carrots and thyme together in a bowl
  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Grease a baking sheet
  • On a floured board, roll out 1 disk of dough and, using a small plate or bowl as a guide, cut into 6 rounds about 4 inches in diameter
  • Spoon 1 to 2 tbl of lamb mixture into center of 3 rounds
  • Dampen edges with with a little milk or water
  • Cover each with another disk and crimp edges with a fork all around
  • Dampen edges again with a little milk or water
  • Brush some of the egg wash over the pies and cut a slit in each to allow steam to escape
  • Repeat with remaining dough and filling
  • Place on prepared sheet
  • Bake until browned, about 1 hour
  • Serve hot, at room temperature or reheated in lamb broth
  • Broth(optional)
  • Place lamb bones in a large saucepan iwth water to cover
  • Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil
  • Reduce heat to simmer and cook, covered, for 1 hour
  • Remove bones, place pies in the broth for 11 minutes to heat

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  • linebb956 15 years ago
    Wow... how did I miss this one???
    Love the crust recipe to this...
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    sounds like great recip love the poem thanks
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  • chef2 16 years ago
    yummmmmmmmmmy I love meat pies big time best ones I had was in England I am making these babies ((((((((printing ))))))))))))))))
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