Meat Pies (Middle East, Palestine)

Name: Meat Pies (Middle East, Palestine)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10–12 pies
Cuisine: Palestinian & Jordanian
Ingredients: 2 lb hamburger meat; 1 large onion; 0.5 cup pine nuts; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp pepper; 0.5 tsp allspice; 0.25 cup lemon juice; 0.25 cup butter

Beef and pine nuts baked in the oven and spiced with allspice for a Palestinian and Jordanian pie.

30 min · Serves 10 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min · 30 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Saute onions in butter until tender. Add meat and spices. Saute until tender. Add browned pine nuts and lemon/vinegar. When cool, its ready to be used for stuffing.
2
Roll out the 2 1/2" ball of dough out to 4" circles (more like squares with rounded edges).
3
Put a heaping tablespoon of filling on each circle. Fold the bottom to the middle and bring in sides to center to form triangle.
4
Press down seams firmly and pinch ends together. Grease pan and place pies on pan (seams down), and brush tops with olive oil.
5
Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven until pies are golden brown.