Spiced Beef Hand Pies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 ounces (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 2 tablespoons ice water
• 1/2 pound ground beef
• 1 onion, peeled and diced
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1/4 cup beef stock
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Gather the ingredients. Pre-heat the oven to 400 F.
2. Make the pastry dough by adding the all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, baking powder, salt, and fresh thyme to a food processor. Pulse a few times until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
3. With the food processor running, slowly pour the ice water through the feed tube and continue running just until a dough ball forms.
4. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
5. While the pastry is chilling, add the ground beef to a large sauté pan along with the diced onions, minced garlic, ground cumin, garlic powder, fresh thyme, dried oregano, cayenne, ground black pepper, and salt. Cook until the beef is browned and then stir in the beef stock and red wine. Continue cooking for another 5 minutes and then stir in the parsley. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
6. Roll out the pastry to about a 10-inch round and cut out 8 large (approximately 4-inch) circles.
7. Fill 4 of the circles with equal amounts of the cooled ground beef mixture and top with the remaining 4 circles.
8. Use a fork to crimp the edges closed and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
9. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the pastry is a light golden brown. Note that both the pastry and beef recipes can be doubled.