Swedish Meat Pies

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 0.3 teaspoon dill weed dried
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons parsley fresh chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon ground allspice 
• 1 pound ground beef 
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg 
• 0.3 cup onion chopped
• 2 large potatoes red grated
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 0.8 cup shortening 
• 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
• 6 tablespoons cup heavy whipping cream sour

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• pastry cutter

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Crumble in the ground beef and add onion, parsley, allspice, dill, nutmeg and grated potatoes. Cook and stir until the meat is browned.
2. Drain any excess grease. Turn off the heat and stir in the cheese until melted. Set aside to cool.
3. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
4. In a medium bowl, mix together the flour and salt.
5. Mix in the shortening with a fork or pastry cutter until only pea sized lumps remain. Stir in sour cream a little bit at a time until the dough holds together. Knead briefly on a lightly floured surface. Divide into four equal portions, and pat into balls.
6. Roll out each ball of dough to about 1/8 inch thickness.
7. Place a heaping 1/2 cup of filling onto each one. Fold over into half circles, and seal by moistening the edges with warm water and pressing together.
8. Place on a baking sheet.
9. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.