Liisa's Savory Pastry Treats

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cream or 1/4 cup milk
• 1 dash salt
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped fine
• 1 large onion, chopped fine
• 3/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 3 slices bread

Recipe

• 1 mix crust ingredients to make a dough.
• 2 chill overnight.
• 3 soak bread in water.
• 4 drain and mash brown ground beef with onions and pepper.
• 5 add seasonings and bread.
• 6 mix very well, cover to steam 5-10 minutes.
• 7 roll dough 1/8 inch thick.
• 8 using a small juice glass (3" diameter) cut circles.
• 9 fill each circle half with 1/2 to 1 tsp of filling.
• 10 fold other half of circle over filling and seal seams, crimp edge.
• 11 brush with beaten egg .
• 12 bake 400* oven for 20 minutes- until browned.
• 13 these can be made ahead and frozen/reheated.