Savory Beef Pies

Ingredients

• 1  garlic clove minced
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 pound ground round 
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 medium onion diced
• 1 teaspoon pepper freshly ground
• 2 tablespoons potato flakes instant mashed
• 30 ounce piecrusts refrigerated
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup water hot

Equipment

• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven

Directions

1. Saut onion in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes.
2. Add garlic, and cook 1 minute.
3. Add beef; cook, stirring often, until meat crumbles and is no longer pink.
4. Drain, cool, and set aside.
5. Stir together potato flakes and 1/4 cup hot water until smooth.
6. Add potato, cinnamon, and next 3 ingredients to beef mixture, stirring until blended.
7. Roll piecrusts into 12-inch circles; cut each crust into 6 (4-inch) circles.
8. Roll out enough remaining crust to make 2 more (4-inch) circles.
9. Spoon 1 rounded tablespoonful of beef mixture onto half of each pastry circle. Moisten edges with water; fold pastry over filling, pressing edges with a fork to seal.
10. Place pies on ungreased baking sheets.
11. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
12. Serve warm with chutney, if desired.
13. Note: Meat mixture may be frozen up to 3 months. Thaw in refrigerator and prepare pies as directed.