LITHUANIAN MEAT FILLED PASTRY  

Ingredients:

Pastry:

2 cups Flour
1/2 lb. Butter
1 Egg
Salt and water

Filling:

1 1/2 lbs. boiled meat (from broth)
1 onion
1 egg
2 tbsp. bread crumbs
2-4 tbsp. butter
Salt and pepper

Method:

Filling:

Grind the meat
Finely chop onion and saute in butter.
Add the ground meat and saute again.
Add bread crumbs
Add a dash of salt and pepper

If the mixture is too dry, add small amount of broth

Add egg
Mix well
Lay to one side.

Pastry:

Take first 3 ingredients, add dash of salt
Knead together carefully.
Chill.

Roll out pastry
Cut in circles with a cookie cutter
Place filling in centre of circles
Fold over to make oblong cakes
Brush with beaten egg
Bake in medium oven

Serve: Warm