Beef & Butter Bean Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 double crust pie crust
• 1 lb ground beef
• 12 ounces butter beans
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup onion, dried and chopped
• 1 -2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/2-1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1 -3 dill pickle
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 grease bottom of cast iron skillet with crisco and sprinkle with salt.
• 3 bring skillet to med-high temperature.
• 4 crumble ground beef all over skillet.
• 5 after a minute or so, turn heat to medium.
• 6 use a heavy duty spoon to squash beef while browning to keep an even crumble.
• 7 add 1/4 c onion, 1 tsp thyme, a light layer of black pepper, ground mustard, and cayenne.
• 8 add 1 can of butter beans, reserve liquid.
• 9 let cook for a bit.
• 10 add 1/2 the reserved bean liquid.
• 11 let cook for a bit.
• 12 sprinkle with flour to thicken.
• 13 then add the remaining bean liquid.
• 14 let cook down until it is moist but not soupy.
• 15 put into mixing bowl and let cool to warm temperature.
• 16 make double pie crust. use your preferred recipe. make sure to prick bottom crust with fork. do not bake prior to filling.
• 17 add chopped pickles.
• 18 if the mixture is cooled, mix in 2 eggs.
• 19 scoop into pie shell, cover with top crust, cut three vent slits into top.
• 20 cook for 30 minutes.
• 21 let cool for 20 to 30 minutes.
• 22 eat :).