Rustic Savory Meat Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 cup onion, minced
• 1/2 cup celery, minced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb mushroom, sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 2 cups cooked beef, cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• salt and pepper
• 1 package frozen mixed vegetables, cooked
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups fine breadcrumbs
• 1 cup no-salt-added beef broth
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Recipe

• 1 prepare dough, using bread machine.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 saute onion, celery and garlic in olive oil for about 5 minutes, or until onion starts to soften.
• 4 add sliced mushrooms and continue cooking until mushrooms are tender.
• 5 add cooked beef and spices.
• 6 stir to blend well, then add the wine and cooked vegetables.
• 7 allow mixture to simmer while you prepare the brown sauce.
• 8 melt butter in a small saucepan.
• 9 gradually add the flour, stirring so as to avoid lumps.
• 10 stir in beef broth and blend well.
• 11 when this is thoroughly blended, bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer.
• 12 add balsamic vinegar and stir.
• 13 add up to 2 c bread crumbs to thicken filling as desired, then remove from heat.
• 14 roll out dough so that it is 1 1/2 times the size of your pie pan.
• 15 carefully place crust into pie pan.
• 16 crust will hang over the edges.
• 17 pour the filling into the prepared pan, cover with brown sauce.
• 18 bring outer edges of crust toward the center and pinch dough to close.
• 19 do not seal too tightly.
• 20 you want to allow space for steam to escape.
• 21 bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until crust is nicely browned.