Hand Held Curried Beef Pie

I fix these for my son and freeze them.  I can control ingredients in these.  I forgot to take pics of prep of dough and filling, I will add pictures of putting them together.



Dough:
2 1/2    Cup                   AP Flour
   1/2     tsp                    Salt
   1/4     tsp                    Baking Powder
   2        Tbs                   Curry Powder
   1/2     Cup                   Butter (1 stick)
   3/4     Cup                   Ice-Cold Water

In bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and curry powder. Whisk together.  Cut in cold butter into small pieces using finger tips and make to resemble a very coarse meal, then add ice water.
Mix dough until forms ball with floured hands.   Knead couple times to incoorperate fully then seperate into two pieces and wrap each in plastic wrap, flatten into disk shape and place them in fridge. I'd say for 30 min to an hour but can last in fridge for up to 5 days. If leave in overnight or longer take out few min before using.


Filling:

1        lb                   Ground Beef
1-2     tsp                 Onion Powder
2-3                           Green Onions, fine chop
1        tsp                  Thyme (dried) or 2 sprigs fresh
2        tsp                  Curry Powder
1        tsp                  Salt
  1/2   tsp                  Pepper
1 1/2 - 2 1/2  Cup    Water
  1/2   Cup                Breadcrumbs
1        Clove             Garlic, minced

I used onion powder instead of fresh onion because Noah doesn't like fresh onions, can sub in 1 onion with fine chop.

In skillet mix ground beef, onion, green onion and thyme and brown until meat fully cooked and onion softened. Add in curry powder, salt and pepper stirring occasionally over high heat allowing to crust form on bottom. Add in water, start off with 11/2 cup first, scraping any bits from pan. Add in breadcrumbs the consistency should be like thick stew and can add in more water as needed.  Reduce heat and cover, simmer for about 15 min. Set aside to cool.

Once removing dough from fridge cut each disk into 9 pieces.  On floured surface, roll out each piece of dough into rectangle piece with rounded edges and place lg spoonfull of cooled filling to one side of dough, leaving at least 1/2 - 3/4 boarder on outside edge.  Using finger paint water around border.  Fold over other side of dough, roll and crimp edges. Can press lightly floured fork around edges.

Place pie on lightly sprayed cookie sheet and repeat process for remaining dough.  Can freeze at this point. I place sheet pan in freezer and once pies are frozen I tranfer to freezer bag.

To cook preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Place amount of desired pies on sheet pan prick holes to vent with fork or cut slice with knife.  Brush with egg wash (opt) and bake 15 - 20 min or until golden brown.