Swedish Meat Pies from Scratch

• Meat

  • 2 lb Ground beef

• Produce

  • 1/2 tsp Dill weed, dried
  • 1/2 cup Onions
  • 4 tbsp Parsley
  • 3 Potatoes

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp All-spice, ground
  • 2 pinches Nutmeg, ground
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 cup Shortening

• Dairy

  • 3 cups Cheddar cheese
  • 12 tbsp Sour cream

Found on tipsfromatypicalmomblog.com

Description

Ingredients

• For the dough:
• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cup shortening
• 12 tablespoons sour cream
• For the filling:
• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 4 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground all-spice
• 2 pinches ground nutmeg
• 3 peeled and grated potatoes
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or cheese slices)

Directions

• Directions:
• Crumble in the ground beef and add onion, parsley, allspice, dill, nutmeg and grated potatoes. Cook and stir until the meat is browned. Drain any excess grease. Turn off the heat and stir in the cheese until melted. Or keep the slices of cheese out and used to set on top of the pies. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour and salt. Mix in the shortening with a fork or pastry cutter until only pea sized lumps remain. Stir in sour cream a little bit at a time until the dough holds together. Knead briefly on a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Using an upside down cereal bowl, cut circles out of the dough.
• Place 2 heaping tablespoons of filling onto each one. Fold over into half circles, and seal by moistening the edges with warm water and pressing together. You can use a fork to make a decorative edge. Place on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.