Mrs. Wheats Meat Pies Bring Fest Taste Home

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Mrs. Wheat's Natchitoches Meat Pies Makes 26 to 28 (5- to 5-½-inch) pies

Filling

1-½ pounds ground beef

1-½ pounds ground pork

1 cup chopped green onions, white and green parts

2 or 3 cloves chopped garlic

1 tablespoon salt

1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

½ teaspoon ground cayenne

⅓ cup all-purpose flour

Combine meats, green onions, garlic, salt and peppers in large Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat, stirring often until meat is no longer red and is broken into small bits, about 15 minutes; do not overcook. Sift flour over meat, mixing thoroughly. Remove from heat. Place meat in a large colander to drain off liquid and cool to room temperature.

Crust

2 cups self-rising flour, plus about ⅔ cup more for rolling out dough

⅓ heaping cup Crisco shortening, not melted

1 egg, beaten

¾ cup milk

Vegetable oil, for deep-frying

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