Nigerian meatpies

Name: Nigerian meatpies
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: dough; 500 g Flour(4cups); 1 teaspoon Baking powder; 250 g Butter; pinch Salt; 1/4 cup cold water; 2 Eggs; fillings; 250 g mince meat; 1 medium sized Potato; Scotch bonnet; 1 onion; 1 carrot; 2 seasoning cube; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1 cooking spoon veg. Oil; 1/2 cup water (125ml); 1 tbspn Flour+3tblspn water; 1 Egg

Asthmeen @cook_15318161

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Nigerian meatpies

Asthmeen @cook_15318161

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Ingredients

dough
500 gFlour(4cups)
1 teaspoonBaking powder
250 gButter
pinchSalt
1/4 cupcold water
2Eggs
fillings
250 gmince meat
1medium sized Potato
Scotch bonnet
1onion
1carrot
2seasoning cube
1/2 teaspoonthyme
1cooking spoon veg. Oil
1/2 cupwater (125ml)
1 tbspnFlour+3tblspn water
1Egg

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Steps

1

For the dough; Put 500g of flour in a bowl, add the baking powder,pinch of salt,eggs&butter mix very well
2

Add cold water in bits while at same time folding the mix till a stiff ball of dough is formed. Knead the dough and allow to rest for 5-7mins
3

For the fillings;peel the potatoes and carrot cut into tiny cubes&cut the onions into tiny pieces
4

Heat oil on medium heat add in the onions,scotch bonnet and stir for a bit,add mince meat and stir untill it turns pale
5

Add half cup of water, seasoning cubes and thyme. Once it starts boiling add the potatoes&carrots and cook
6

Dilute 1tablespoon of flour with 1/4cup cold water and add to the meatpie filling(it makes the filling moist so that it won’t dry up when baking)
7

Add salt to taste, Stir and turn off the heat
8

Set your oven to 170 degrees C(335F)
9

Rub butter on the baking tray and set aside
10

Break an egg and set aside
11

Knead the dough some more, roll it to 5mm thickness
12

Use meatpie cutter to make round cuts on the rolled dough
13

Scoop some meatpie filling into the center,rub the egg on the inside edges of the dough and fold
14

When you’re done place in the greased pan and rub the egg on the meatpies and bake 30-40mins