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Chilli Beef Meat Pies

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Refrigeration Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup tapioca flour 64g
  • 1/2 cup brown rice flour 71g
  • 1/4 cup almonds/almond meal 40g
  • salt
  • 71 g nuttelex
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp ice water if needed
  • leftover Quick Chilli Beef or any leftover mince dish
  • grated cheese can use bio cheese or other dairy free cheese

Instructions

  • Place tapioca flour, rice flour & almonds in food processor & process to grind up the almonds.  (If using almond meal, just proceed to step 2 before processing.)
  • Add salt, nuttelex & egg; process until combined.  Add water if necessary.
  • Place dough in fridge for 30-45mins.
  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.  Cut baking paper to line individual pie tins (mine are about 11cm in diameter).
  • Roll out pastry between gladwrap to a few millimetres thick.  Cut around pie tin leaving a few centimetres extra.
  • Place baking paper on pastry and turn over & lift off the gladwrap.  Place pastry on baking paper into tin & trim and add pastry to line the tin.
  • Repeat steps 5&6 for the other pie tins.
  • Divide left over chilli beef between the pastry lined pie tins.
  • Sprinkle with cheese
  • Bake for 25-30mins until pie crust is browned & cheese is melted & brown.
  • Remove pies from tin & serve with vegetables or salad.