Recipe: Topsy-Turvy Meat Squares (biscuit topping) (1950's)

TOPSY-TURVY MEAT SQUARES

FOR THE MEAT FILLING:
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 tablespoon fat (or oil)
1 cup ground meat (1/2 pound)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3/4 cup condensed tomato soup, undiluted (or 1/2 cup canned tomatoes, drained)
1 1/4 cup cooked green beans, drained
FOR THE BISCUIT TOPPING:
2 cups sifted flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup milk (about)

TO PREPARE THE MEAT FILLING:
Brown onion in oil, add meat, salt, and pepper. Cook 5 minutes. Add tomato soup or tomatoes and beans. Pour into greased 8x8x2-inch baking pan. Set aside.

TO MAKE THE BISCUIT TOPPING:
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Cut in shortening. Add milk and stir until flour is moistened. Spread over meat mixture in pan.

Bake 25 minutes in a hot oven (450 degrees F).

Makes 4 servings
From: Recipelink.com
Source: Vintage recipe booklet: Dariylea Year 'Round Recipes of Yesterday and Today, Dairymen's League Co-operative, 1950's