Beef And Cheddar Hand Pies Recipes

IRISH BEEF HAND PIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium; add cabbage and potatoes. Cook until beginning to brown, 7 to 9 minutes. Add beef; cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire, thyme, and 1 cup water. Cover, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Lightly mash mixture with a fork. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool completely.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll each crust into a 14-inch square; cut each into 4 equal squares. Place 1/2 cup filling on one half of each square, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the filling. Brush borders with water; fold dough over filling to enclose. Crimp edges with a fork to seal. With a paring knife or scissors, cut 3 small vents in each.
• Transfer pies to 2 foil-lined rimmed baking sheets; bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
• To Bake from Frozen: Proceed with step 3, increasing baking time to 28 to 30 minutes.

SAVORY BEEF HAND PIES

Steps:

• In a medium frying pan on medium heat, add the Ground Beef and spices.
• When the Ground Beef is almost browned, about 8 minutes, add the onion.
• Cook until the Ground Beef is completely cooked through (160ºF) and the onoions are translucent.
• Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
• Cut circles out of the pie crust, they should be about 4-6 inches in diameter. You should get 12-14 circles. You can use a large cookie butter or biscuit cutter or just trace a drinking glass if you don't have a cutter.
• Divide the Ground Beef and cheese up evenly between the circles.
• Fold the circles in half and press the edges together gently. Crimp them firmly with a fork.
• Whisk the egg and water together. Brush it onto each beef hand pie.
• Place the beef hand pies on a lined or greased sheet tray.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are golden brown.
• Serve with fresh cut veggies to make it a completely hand-held meal.

BEEF AND CHEDDAR HAND PIES

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over high. Add beef, garlic, and onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to brown, about 7 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire and Dijon; season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Stir in cheese.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to a 14-inch square. Cut into four 7-inch squares; place a quarter of beef mixture on each. Brush edges with egg, then fold one corner of each pie over, forming a triangle. Press edges to seal.
• Place pies on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush tops with more egg. Cut 2 vents in each top; freeze 10 minutes. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Serve with broccoli rabe.

BEEF & POTATO HAND PIES (CORNISH PASTIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment.
• Roll out pie crusts and use a 8-9" tart pan or other pan, inverted, to cut the dough into 4 large circles. You may have to reform and roll the dough between cuttings to get all four circles. Lay 2 dough circles on each parchment lined baking sheet.
• Pile about 1 1/2 cups of the meat and potato mixture (with juices) onto one half of each dough circle. Spread evenly over that half of the dough circle, leaving about 1/2" rim around the edge for crimping. Sprinkle some sea salt and pepper over the meat and potato mixture.
• Use a pastry brush to brush the 1/2" rim of pastry with some of the beaten egg - this will serve as "glue" to seal the pastry edges.
• Gently fold the "blank" side of each dough circle over the meat and potato filling side, matching the edges of the pastry to create a half-circle shaped hand pie. Use your finger to press and seal the edges of the pastry together, fluting them for decoration if desired.
• Once each hand pie is formed, use a very sharp knife to lightly score the top of each pie.
• Use a pastry brush to cover the surface of each hand pie with beaten egg.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until crusts are golden and firm to the touch.

MUFFIN-CUP CHEDDAR BEEF PIES

Steps:

• Let dough stand at room temperature until softened, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles, 12-15 minutes; drain. Stir in mushrooms, cheese and seasonings., Divide each loaf into 10 portions; roll each into a 4-in. circle. Top with 1/4 cup filling; bring edges of dough up over filling and pinch to seal., Place meat pies in greased muffin cups, seam side down. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Serve with spaghetti sauce. Freeze option: Freeze cooled beef pies in a freezer container. To use, reheat beef pies on greased baking sheets in a preheated 350° oven until heated through.

CHEESEBURGER HAND PIES

Steps:

• Set your oven to 400 degrees. If you haven't yet, pull out the puff pastry and set it on the counter to thaw.
• In a large skillet cook the onions in oil for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook about 2 minutes. Add ground beef and brown, about 8 minutes. Combine Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, salt, pepper, thyme AND stock. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes until the sauce reduces. It should be very thick. If not, keep boiling.
• Roll out your pastry dough on a floured surface and cut each piece into 4 squares. My package had 2 pieces and I made 8 squares. Slather each square with mustard. Then fill each square halfway with the ground beef mixture. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top. Dip your finger in the bowl of water and make a line all the way around each square, then STRETCH the pastry over the top, delicately. Crimp the edges with a fork.
• Bake on a parchment lined sheet at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes. If you're doing 2 pans, rotate them halfway through.

SAVORY BEEF AND CHEDDAR PIE

Steps:

• Cook ground beef, onion and garlic in a large frying pan over med-high heat for 5-10 min, breaking beef into small pieces until no longer pink and onion is tender.
• Drain grease.
• Add oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, salt, sugar, pepper, sage and tarragon.
• Mix well, stir in tomato sauce.
• Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 15 minute.
• Meanwhile, prepare Cheddar Pastry.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Sift flour and salt together, stir in cheese.
• Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add water, one Tbs at a time, stirring lightly until mixture forms a ball.
• Divide pastry in half.
• Roll one half on floured surface into a 12" circle, place in a 9" pie plate.
• Sprinkle 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese on bottom of pastry.
• Top with 1/3 of the beef mixture.
• Repeat cheese and beef layer twice.
• Roll remaining pastry into a 10" circle, cut steam vents and place on top of the pie.
• Trim pastry edges a 1/2" from the rim and fold pastry under bottom crust, crimp the edges.
• Beat egg with 1 Tbs of water.
• Brush top of pie with egg wash, you will not use it all.
• Bake 15 min @ 425 degrees.
• Reduce oven temp to 350 degrees and continue baking for 20 minute.
• Let pie sit 20 min to set.
• Cut pie into wedges, top with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with bell peppers.