Ingredients
Filling
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground sausage hot
- 1 cup chopped green onions all of the onion
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ⅓ cup all purpose flour
Crust
- 2 ½ cups self-rising flour
- ⅓ cup heaping shortening
- 1 large egg beaten
- ¾ cup milk
Instructions
Crust
- Sift flour into a large mixing bowl. Cut shortening into flour until it looks like sand.
- Add egg and milk. Combine to form dough.
- Gently knead and form dough into a ball. Dough is best when somewhat firm. If needed, place dough ball in a bowl and cover to chill until needed.
Filling
- Combine beef and sausage, onions, and seasoning in skillet and brown. Do not over cook.
- Sift flour over meat. Stir in and continue to brown. The flour will bind the meat together.
- Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
- Roll ⅓ of dough at a time onto floured surfaced. Roll out thin like a pie crust. Cut into 4 inch circles. Put leftover pieces back into dough, gently form into new dough ball and continue until all of the dough has been used.
- Spoon filling (about 1 tablespoon) onto one side of each dough circle. With a little water on your forefinger, lightly wet edges of the circle, fold the dough over the filling and crimp edges together with a damp fork.
- Using a dutch oven or deep fryer, deep fry the pies at 375 degrees until golden brown. You can usually fry 3-4 pies at a time. Avoid overcrowding.