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    The Bossy Kitchen > Recipes > Savory Recipes > Appetizers

    Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie Recipe

    Published by: Gabriela March 14, 2017 · Last modified: May 21, 2023 4 Comments
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    This Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie recipe is a cousin of the Greek Kreatopita pie and a delicious dish I make every Easter.

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    The pie is made with puff pastry and a filling of ground meat. You can use pork, beef, or a combination of both. It works great as an appetizer for the Easter meal.

    Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie Recipe- on a plate with tomato in the background
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    Culinary Joy for the Holidays

    It is a tradition for our family to have this pie every year for Easter Sunday meals. We also bake it once in a while as an appetizer when we have guests over.

    I think the leftovers are even better, and you can have them for lunch with a simple salad. The recipe is very close to the Greek Kreatopita, which is also made with phyllo dough.

    It is a very rustic and delicious dish that can use pork, beef, or a mixture of both as you prefer.

    It also uses lots of greens, especially around Easter, as a celebration of Spring.  If you want to make this recipe in winter, you can replace green onions with white or red ones.

    Dill and parsley are used in abundance, as these two herbs are very popular in Romanian cuisine. Thyme is also a wonderful aromatic herb that brings so much flavor to the dish.

    You can use puff pastry sheets that you can find at any grocery store.  As an Eastern European, puff pastry is one of the staples in my freezer.

    How to make this recipe

    Start by defrosting the puff pastry. Do not let it sit at room temperature for more than 40 minutes, as it will be hard to work with it.

    Place the ground meat in a pan and saute it on medium heat in 1-2 Tablespoons of oil.

    ground meat cooking in a pan

    When the meat loses moisture and starts browning, add the onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.

    ground meat and green onion cooking in a pan

    Add parsley, dill (either fresh or dried), and thyme. Mix well to incorporate the herbs and the rest of the ingredients.

    ground meat with green onions and seasoning cooking in the pan

    Cook the mixture together for 3-4 minutes, then set aside to cool. When the mixture cools down, add eggs and cheese and mix well.

    Cheddar cheese works perfectly, but there is no rule to add whatever shredded cheese you have around.

    cooled ground meat with added eggs and cheese

    A good idea would be to mix cheddar cheese with a little bit of Gruyere. However, if you have a bag of Mexican cheese or even Feta cheese, it would also work.

    The sky is the limit. Make the recipe yours and add what you like.

    ground meat mixture for the Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie

    Meanwhile,  preheat the oven to 350F. Cover the bottom of a 7x11" baking pan with a sheet of puff pastry. (Gosh, I love puff pastry. It is so versatile and simple to use in so many ways).

    puff pastry sheet in a glass baking pan

    My baking trays are always longer/wider than the size of the puff pastry sheet. To fix that, I usually dust with flour on a cutting board and stretch out the puff pastry enough to adjust the size. 

    Spread the meat over the pastry.  

    puff pastry sheet in a glass baking pan and minced meat filling

    Then, adjust the size of the other puff pastry sheet and cover the meat with it. Tuck the edges of the pastry inside the tray.

    Perfect Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie Recipe- uncooked pie in a glass baking pan

    Beat an egg and brush the entire surface of the pie with it. Also, grab a fork and poke the puff pastry top everywhere.

    Perfect Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie Recipe- uncooked pie brushed with eggs ready for the oven

    Bake at 350F for about 40-45 minutes until golden brown.

    Perfect Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie Recipe- baked

    Slice it in squares and serve warm or cold next to this delicious Spanish potatoes salad.

    Slice of Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie on a white plate with golden rim next to potato salad- with green onions and a tomato in the background

      This is a perfect recipe for Easter, and I usually serve it as an appetizer. Very fulfilling and delicious!

    Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie Recipe- slices sitting on a white plate with golden rim

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    Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie Recipe

    This Easter Puff Pastry Minced Meat Pie recipe is a cousin of the Greek Kreatopita pie and a delicious dish I make every Easter. The pie is made with puff pastry and a filling of ground meat that can be pork, beef, or a combination of both. It works great as an appetizer for the Easter meal.
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    Course: Appetizers
    Cuisine: Romanian
    Keyword: easy recipes, meat pie, puff pastry, Romanian cuisine, Romanian recipe
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 400kcal
    Author: Gabriela
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    Ingredients

    • 17.3 ounces package puff pastry
    • 16 ounces minced meat pork or beef
    • 1 medium onion chopped or 3-4 green onions
    • 3 garlic cloves chopped
    • one handful of chopped fresh parsley or 2 teaspoons of dried parsley
    • one handful of chopped fresh dill or 2 teaspoons of dried dill
    • ½ teaspoon of dried thyme
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil for browning the meat
    • 3 eggs 2 will go into the meat mixture and 1 egg will be used to brush the surface of the pie before baking it
    • 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350F.
    • In a pan, heat the vegetable oil on medium heat.
    • Add the meat to the pan and saute it until it starts browning.
    • Add the chopped onion and garlic.
    • Mix it all, add salt and pepper to your taste.
    • Brown the meat, onion, and garlic for a few minutes, mixing with a spoon.
    • Also, add the parsley, dill, and thyme, mix all together, then set aside and let the mixture cool for a few minutes.
    • Meanwhile, cover the bottom of a 7x11" baking dish with one sheet of puff pastry.
    • If the puff pastry sheet is smaller than your baking tray, flour a flat surface and adjust the dough's size using a rolling pin to stretch it. Lay it on the bottom of the baking tray.
    • Add 2 eggs to the cool mixture and the shredded cheese and mix well.
    • Spread the meat over your pastry in the baking dish.
    • Adjust the size of the other puff pastry sheet and cover the meat with it.
    • Tuck the edges of the pastry inside the tray.
    • Grab the last egg and beat it well.
    • Brush some eggs on the pastry's surface.
    • Grab a fork and poke the pastry all over the surface.
    • Bake it in the oven for about 45 minutes or until golden brown.
    • Let it cool before you cut it in squares and serve either warm or cold.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 400kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 205mg | Potassium: 166mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2mg
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    1. Anonymous says

      April 10, 2019 at 2:19 am

      5 stars

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    2. Anonymous says

      May 14, 2019 at 12:50 pm

      4 stars

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    3. Jodes says

      June 29, 2023 at 12:24 am

      I just want to say that I discovered this recipe of yours five or more years ago. My kids were young teens at the time and I made it regularly for them because they loved it so much. I haven’t made it recently, but my daughter’s 23rd bday is next week and she requested this dish. I want to thank you very much for sharing this fantastic recipe.

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      • Gabriela says

        June 29, 2023 at 9:49 am

        Thank you so much for your comment. It makes my day to know that my recipes are helpful to people and also loved. Happy birthday to your daughter and thank you again!

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