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Cupcake Tin Pork Pies Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Lunasea / All my dishes 1 year, 6 months ago These handheld pies are fun to make and fun to serve. They're delicious alone (we like mustard and horseradish with them) or with applesauce or roasted apples, potatoes and gravy. Yumm. It's also a versatile recipe, pretty much open to any meat an... More Prep:30m Cook:45m Servings:12	Lunasea
	pork or groundbeef or groundchicken or groundturkey onion garlic blackpepper koshersalt sage or your favorite herbs breadcrumbs piedough eggs

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Ingredients

3/4 pound ground pork (could use ground beef, turkey or chicken )

1 medium onion, peeled and minced

1-2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp. olive oil

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage (I use almost 2 tbsp.) **OR sub in an Italian herb blend. I find rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme, marjoram, fennel all work well and in combination

1/2 cup bread crumbs (fresh, plain, Italian...whatever you like)

2 (9-inch) discs prerolled, refrigerated pie dough (puff pastry works great too)

2 eggs, beaten

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Options:

~ I have peeled and grated one apple and added it to the filling mix with good results. I prefer a granny smith or a fuj, but use what you like if you go this route.

~ Saute diced jalapenos, poblanos or bell peppers with the onion and garlic and add to the meat mixture.

~ Pepperoncini (chopped) and feta cheese crumbles work deliciously too and adds a different flavor level.

~ Saute chopped mushrooms with the onions and garlic.

~ Adding 2-4 tbsp. of cream to the meat mix will make for a moister filling.

~ Chopped olives

~ Toasted pine nuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Grease muffin tin with butter. (This makes 12 1-cup pies, so you'll need two 6-cup tins or one 12-cup.)

Saute the onion in olive oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add minced garlic, cook 1 minute more. Let cool before adding to raw meat.

In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients but the dough and 1 tablespoon of the eggs; refrigerate.

Unroll the dough and cut out twelve 4-inch circles with a biscuit cutter or the rim of a drinking glass.

Reroll the scraps, then cut out 12 more 2-inch circles.

Line the bottoms and sides of the tins with the 4-inch rounds.

Divide the filling evenly among the cups. Press the 2-inch rounds on top, pinching the edges together to seal.

Poke a hole in the center of each pie.

**Easy Method: You can also make the bottom crusts slightly larger, then use the overhang to wrap over the meat, leaving an opening in the center to vent. This makes for a nice rustic look as well.

Brush with the reserved egg and bake until the tops are browned and puffed slightly, 30 to 35 minutes.

Let cool for 15 minutes before removing the pies. Serve warm.

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Comments

culinarypasha 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Savory yet sweet.

That's just my favorite.

pariscipes 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Very very interesting cupcakes,Vickie! I love this deliciously mouth-watering recipe! I will try this gorgeous cupcakes soon! Thanks for sharing!

merlin 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Luna, Sounds fun and creative. Thanks.

kidaria 1 year, 6 months ago said:
I love the recipe. Mini little meat pies. Thanks Luna!

solanaceae 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Grusome as may sound to some (very evil giggle) what a great dish to serve on movie night when you're gonna watch Sweeney Todd. Meat pie anyone?? hehehehehe This is a must do for me the next time we all get together since we always try to theme the menu to the movie we are watching. Thanks for sharing!

jett2whit 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Wow - these do sound tasty.

lunasea 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Wow Solanaceae - brilliant idea. I love it!!

Thanks so much...

~Vickie

cookinggood 1 year, 6 months ago said:
This sounds great. I'm just going to have to try these.
Thanks,
Ferri

wynnebaer 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Love it....Thanks....:)

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 6 months ago said:
I love this cool idea, sounds wonderful!

jimrug1 1 year, 6 months ago said:
What a cool idea. And a tasty one too. And so many possible variations.... Kids would love eating a lunch or dinner this way. I am passing this on to my daughter thans hon..

bakermel 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Yummmm! Sounds great! :)

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