Hot Cross Meat Pies are revemped Nigerian Meat Pies to celebrate Easter with. It is made with minced meat, potato and carrot filling.
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Nigerian Meat Pie Ingredients
I got 9 hot cross meat pies with a circular cookie cutter that is 10cm (4 inches) in diameter.
For the Hot Cross Meat Pie dough
- 500g (4cups) all purpose flour
- 150g (1 cup) margarine
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tin Peak Milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the Hot Cross Meat Pie filling
- 200g (1 cup) beef mince
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 small carrot
- 1 small Irish potato (spud)
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour (plain flour)
- 1 seasoning cube
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- 1 small onion
- Salt (to taste)
- Water
For the hot cross
- 1 egg white
- Icing sugar
- Vanilla extract
For glazing
- 1 egg
Feel free to use half the quantity of the stated ingredients if you do not want to make as many hot cross meat pies.
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