Coconut Meat pie.

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Ingredient:
Coconut Meat Pie dough

• 100g coconut flour 
• 400g plain flour 
• 150g butter
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 50 mls Coconut milk (1 cup)
• 1 Egg 

Coconut Meat Pie filling

• 150g minced meat (1 cup)
• 3 tablespoons coconut oil
• ½ cup coconut milk
• 2 mushrooms
• 1 carrot
• Small piece of red pepper
• Small piece of green bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon plain flour
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• Black pepper (to taste)
• Salt (to taste)
• 1 stock cube
• ½ bulb of onion

Method 

Step 1

Coconut Meat Pie Filling

• Chop all the ingredients
• Mix the plain flour for the filling with a small amount of coconut milk to get medium consistency. This is the thickener.
• Pour the coconut oil into a clean dry pot and set on the stove to heat up.
• When hot, add the chopped onions and fry for 1 minute.
• Add the minced beef and fry till pale. Separate the beef mince as you fry so that they will not clump up.
• Add stock cube (crushed), thyme, black pepper and salt.
• Add the coconut milk, chopped carrots and mushroom. Stir, cover the pot and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the chopped red and green bell peppers. Add the thickener, stir, cover and leave to simmer for half a minute.
• Stir and set it aside to cool down completely.

Step 2

Coconut Meat Pie dough

• Sift the plain flour into a clean, dry, size-able bowl.
• Add the coconut flour, baking powder and salt. Mix very well.
• Add the butter in small scoops.
• Gently rub the butter into the flour till the mixture feels like crumbs.
• Add the coconut milk. Mix and knead till a ball of dough is formed.
• Knead well, cover and set aside to rest for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Beat the egg and set aside.

Step 3

• After 10 to 15 minutes, knead the dough again till very smooth.

• Roll out the dough 
• Cut with the cutter, rub the beaten egg around the inside of the edge of the circlular dough.
• Scoop some filling onto the centre.
• Close and seal with a fork.
• Place in an oven tray rub some butter inside the tray. before placing
• Repeat the process for the rest of the dough.
• Rub the egg on the coconut meat pies. This is so they will be golden when done.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C (350F) till golden. This takes about 40 minutes in my oven. Your own time will depend on the type and heating capacity of your oven.