Middle Eastern Meat Pastry Tapas
Ingredients
| 1 medium onion, chopped finely | ||
| 2 tbs butter | ||
| 1 lb lean ground beef or lamb | ||
| Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste | ||
| 1 tsp cinnamon | ||
| 1 tsp dried basil | ||
| 1 tbs tomato paste | ||
| 1/4 cup pine nuts | ||
| 5 tbs plain yogurt | ||
| 2 packages of biscuit dough (10 in each pack) |
This recipe is perfect for a party. These tapas have a wonderful middle eastern flavor. They are very easy to make mainly because canned biscuit dough is used. Makes about 40 mini pastries.
- In a large saute pan cook the onion in butter using medium heat.
- Add the ground beef or lamb and brown. Once meat is brown drain fat from pan.
- Add the salt, pepper, cinnamon, basil, tomato paste and pine nuts and enough yogurt to bind mixture. set aside.
- Remove the biscuits from the paper can and cut in half and place on baking sheets.
- Spread each half slightly to form a circle.
- Place the biscuit pieces so they are touching each on the baking sheet.
- Place 1 tsp of the meat mixture on each biscuit round spreading almost to the edge.
- Bake in a pre-heated 400 degree oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until they are slightly brown..
- These pastries may be frozen for later use.
- Serve warm.
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