Tourtiere With a Twist

Toutiere is a French Canadian meat pie. Generally it is ground pork, onions, and spices, sometimes mixed with ground beef and/ potatoes, with a bottom and top pie crust.
I like combining fruits with meats, so in my version I have added apples instead of potatoes.
Read on to see how easy it is to make this hearty and delicious dinner pie.

Step 1: Make Pie Dough

I make mine in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment

Ingredients

500 g pastry flour

2 teaspoon kosher salt

2 teaspoon sugar

250 g cold butter, cut into pats

~100 g icy water, or as much/little as needed

Mix dry items, add butter, then water 1 tsp at a time

Form into 2 discs, saran, place in fridge

Step 2: Chop and Saute

Oil a pan, set to low-medium

Mince 3 garlic cloves, chop whole onion

Add to pan and gently saute

Step 3: Add Meat, Apples, Spice

Add 1 pound of ground meat

Break up and incorporate with onions/garlic

Dice two medium apples, and add to meat mixture

Do not fully cook, you are just releasing initial moisture

Our butcher makes blends from our pigs, this one is breakfast so it is already seasoned, so feel free to season how you like. I did add an additional herb: herbs du provence

Turn off stove heat, and preheat oven to 375

Step 4: Roll Out Pie Dough

Flour surface and roll out one disc, turning and flouring as necessary

Place into pie dish, trim away excess,

Roll out second dough disc

Brush pie dough edge with an egg

Step 5: Fill Pie

Add all of meat mixture to pie pan

Place second rollout on top

Crimp edge/trim away excess, cut steam vents

Brush entire top with egg

Step 6: Bake

Place into oven and set timer, not timed cook, for 40 minutes

When timer goes off, place silicon edge protector onto pie

Bake for an additional 5 minutes

Remove from oven and let sit a full 15 minutes before cutting into.

(A perfect time to make a salad and set the table!)

Bon Appetit!

~Cynthia