Natchitoches Meat Pies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons flour
1 tablespoon bacon fat
1/2 lb ground beef
1 1/2 lbs ground pork
3 cups onions (chopped fine)
1 cup green onion
1 cup bell pepper (chopped fine)
3 tablespoons parsley
3 garlic cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper (1/4 t white pepper if you want to use instead of black.)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
Pastry
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup melted shortening
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup milk

Preparation

filling: make a roux of flour & shortening.
add all other ingredients, cover and cook on LOW heat for 30 minute.
drain off fat.
cool while making pastry.
Pastry.
mix flour & baking powder; together add shortening, then eggs.
add milk to make a stiff dough.
roll very thin about 1/8\" thick.
use a saucer to cut circles of dough.
fill 1/2 full.
fold dough over and dampen edges w/ water
crimp w/ fork
Fry in deep fryer till golden brown.
keep warm till served.