Meat pies in the oven with yeast dough

Prepare all the ingredients for meat pies with yeast dough. You can use not only meat as a filling for such pies, but also add rice to it (pre-cooked). This will reduce the cost of the pies, but the taste will become even more interesting. When choosing meat for the filling, give preference to high-quality and fresh products. Beef or pork will be the best choice, but you can also use chicken or turkey.

Sift the flour into a deep bowl, where you will knead the dough, and add dry yeast to it.

Mix the milk with hot water. But not boiling water, so that the yeast does not die.

When you mix water and milk, you will get a homogeneous liquid.

Add vegetable oil (leave a third aside for frying the filling), butter, sugar, egg, and a mixture of milk and water to the flour mixture.

Start kneading by hand, this will take about ten minutes. The yeast dough for pies is very plastic and does not stick to your hands.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap or a bag and put it in a warm place while you work on the filling. It is important for it to rise and increase in size. If it is too dry, you can add a little warm water, and if it is too sticky, a little flour. Before placing the dough in the wrap or bag, so that it does not form a crust, you can brush it with a little vegetable oil.

Peel and chop the onion into small pieces.

Fry the onion on a medium heat until half cooked.

Add the minced meat to the fried onion and cook for about 10 minutes.

Season the meat mixture with salt and pepper to taste. The filling is ready. You can also add a small amount of minced garlic or chopped herbs to the filling. This will make the meat pies more flavorful and the taste will be more pronounced.

Unwrap the dough from the plastic wrap and divide it into equal pieces. Determine the size of the pieces according to your preference - whether you want to make large or small pies.

Roll out each piece of dough with a rolling pin on a lightly floured surface.

In the center of the rolled dough, place the minced meat and shape the pie by turning it over.

To make the yeast pies with meat turn out golden and shiny, you can brush them with a mixture of egg and sugar using a brush.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, place the meat pies on it and bake in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees for 20 minutes.

The yeast dough meat pies are ready. If you have leftover dough or filling, you can freeze them. Just pack them in airtight containers or bags and store in the freezer for 2-3 months. Thaw them on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. The meat pies also keep well in the refrigerator. When serving the pies, you can offer various sauces or dips as a side dish. For example, tomato sauce, sour cream, mustard or hot sauce will go well with the meat pies. Enjoy your meal!