Quick Cheeseburger Pie

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup dill pickle juice 
• 0.5 cup dill pickles chopped
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 pound ground beef lean
• 0.3 cup milk 
• 1 small onion chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup shortening 
• 2 cups swiss cheese shredded divided
• 4 tablespoons water cold

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• pie form

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. To Make Pat-in-Pan Pastry: In a medium bowl, mix 1 1/3 cups flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
3. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles tiny peas.
4. Add cold water 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring with a fork after each addition.
5. Mix lightly just until pastry almost cleans sides of bowl. Pat into bottom and sides of an 8 inch pie pan.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
7. To Make Filling: Crumble ground beef into a large skillet and saute over medium heat for 1 minute.
8. Add onion and garlic. Continue to saute until onion is browned, about 10 minutes.
9. Drain grease from mixture.
10. Sprinkle beef mixture with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup flour. Stir in pickle liquid, milk, pickles, and 1 cup shredded cheese. Spoon mixture into pastry shell.
11. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
12. Sprinkle top with remaining 1 cup cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes, until pastry is golden brown and cheese is bubbly.