Lebanese Meat Pies
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1½ lb. lean ground beef
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 2 teas salt
- ½ teas pepper heaping
- ½ teas cinnamon heaping
- 1 tbsp lemon juice or the juice of one lemon
- 1 package frozen yeast dough balls (about 36)
Instructions
- Thaw the frozen bread dough
- Brown and drain ground beef, celery, onions, salt, pepper and cinnamon together
- Add lemon juice and stir, let it cool for 10-15 minutes before stuffing the dough balls
- Roll the dough ball to about ⅛ " circle using flour if it sticks
- place 1 tbsp of meat mixture in the middle
- fold into a triangle using these steps
- place assembled meat pies on a non-stick cookie sheet
- cover with a towel and let rise for 45 minutes
- bake at 350° for about 25 minutes or until golden brown
Freezer Instructions
- Follow all of these steps but only bake it bout 15 minutes. Pull it out before it's all the way done and let it cool
- Freeze in a freezer bag
Thawing Instructions
- Pull out of the freezer and place on a baking sheet for about 45 minutes
- Bake in the oven at 350° for about 15 minutes or until golden brown