In a mixing bowl put the flour, salt, nutmeg and mix well. Add butter and mix with your hands until you get a crumby texture.

Add the egg yolks and the milk to the flour and mix thoroughly. Knead and leave the dough to rest for 15 minutes in a cool place.

Put dough/pastry on a dumpling mould

Put the beef mince/ meat filling inside (about 2 tablespoonful for each). Use a pastry brush to brush the edges of the dough with egg and seal close.

If you do not have a dumpling mould, use a round object like a round bowl or round pot cover to cut the dough into circle

Then fill the middle with the meat filling, brush edges with egg and close using fork to seal edges.
Repeat process until you use up the short crust pastry/dough.

Line baking tray with parchmnet paper/baking sheet.

Place the pies on the baking pan and brush the top part of the dough with egg. Pierce the top of the pies in two places with fork.

Preheat oven at 150degrees (gas mark 2) for 5minutes and bake the meatpie in pre heated oven for 40minutes or till it’s done.

There you have delicious meat pies. Best served warm.