Subj : 12/9 Nat'l Pastry Day - 2 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Dec 08 2024 04:22 pm MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Beef Pot Pie w/Pastry Top Categories: Beef, Pastry, Vegetables Yield: 5 Servings 3/4 c A-P flour; divided 1 ts Salt 1/4 ts Pepper 3 lb Beef stew meat; 3/4" cubes 3 tb Oil 6 c Hot water 1 md Onion; chopped 16 oz Frozen peas & carrots 2 Cubes beef bouillon +=OR=+ 1 tb Beef base 3/4 c Cold water 1 (9") pie crust Combine the 1/2 cup of the flour, salt, and pepper. Coat the meat with the flour mixture. In a Dutch oven or heavy skillet, heat oil. Brown the flour-coated meat mixture in hot oil. Add the hot water and onion, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered 2 to 2-1/2 hours until tender. Cook the peas & carrots according to package directions, drain. Add to stew mixture along with the bouillon cubes/base. Stir to dissolve the bouillon. In a separate bowl, combine the cold water with the remaining 1/4 cup of flour. Bring the stew to a boil and add the flour mixture. Boil for 1 minute, stirring often. TO MAKE THE PIE TOPS: Set oven @ 400 degrees F. Cut the pie tops from prepared crust with a large cookie cutter and prick with a fork. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until they look flaky and slightly brown. Place the stew mixture in 5 individual 2-cup casseroles. Just before serving, place an individual pie top on each casserole. Makes 5 servings. Recipe: Loretta's Tea Room in Minneapolis, MN Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Adolescence - the time between puberty and adultery. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .