Recipe: Crazy Crust Taco Pie

Crazy Crust Taco Pie

This is an old Pillsbury recipe - a modification or two may have been made in the years I've been making it.

Crazy Crust:
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg (large)

Filling:
1 lb. hamburger
1 med. onion, chopped
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix (or 1 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. chili powder, 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce)
1 can (15-16 oz.) refried beans
1 can (14-16) tomato sauce (seasoned "special" is best)

Topping:
shredded cheese (cheddar or Mexican style)
shredded lettuce
chopped tomato
taco sauce or salsa

Crust:
Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening; stir in sour cream and egg. Pour into greased and floured 9 or 10-inch pie pan. (Batter will be lumpy and isn't at all stiff). Spread thin on bottom and thick up sides (it tends to slide back down a bit - use the filling to hold it up).

Filling:
Brown hamburger in a large skillet; add onion. Drain off fat. Stir remaining ingredients into hamburger mixture and heat through. Spoon into prepared crust.

Bake at 425 F for 20 - 30 minutes until crust is deep golden brown. Sprinkle with shredded cheese a minute or two before removing from oven. Sprinkle toppings on before cutting, or let everyone put their own on at the table.

Makes 6 good sized servings
rec.food.recipes/Lee and PJ Newland (2002)