Beef Hand Pies

Dough

2 cups flour
1 cup butter / shortening
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup - 1 cup iced water

Sift yhe baking powder into the flour, add salt & rub the butter / shortening into the flour until you get a sandy texture . Add ice water bit by bit just enough to bind the dough together. Let the dough rest.

Filling

1 onion, chopped
2 garlic , minced
1 carrot, diced
1 potato, diced
100g minced beef
Broccoli florets , chopped

2 tablespoon flour
water
Beef stock cube
salt, pepper to taste

1 egg (for egg wash)

sautee the garlic and onion in olive oil and then add the minced beef. Once the beef is browned, add the rest of the ingredients. Add flour to the mixture and stir. Add water, beef stock, salt & pepper to taste. Simmer until the carrots and potatoes are tender and the water has evaporated and becomes a thick gravy. Set aside and cool.

Roll the dough and cut into circles, place 2 tablespoon of filling, brush the edges with eggwash, close the pie and pinch using a fork. Brush the top with egg wash, sprinkle with black sesame seeds (optional) and bake at 180deg for 35-45min or until the pies are golden.