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Step 1: Make filling for meat pies:.
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Sautee meat, procuitto, potatoes, shallots and garlic in olive oil over a skillet until light brown.
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Put in butter and pour in wine and let cook down.
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Once your meat is brown and the wine is cooked out salt and pepper the meat to taste and then turn off the fire and put in the basil.
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Transfer filling into a bowl and set aside.
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Step 2: Make crust:.
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Measure flour and salt into bowl.
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Cut in butter thoroughly.
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Sprinkle in water 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing until all flour is moistened and dough almost cleans the side of the bowl (1 2 teaspoons can be added if needed).
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Step 3: Put together your ingredients:.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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Form dough into a ball and place on a flat lightly floured surface.
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Flatten and roll out dough.
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Cut out 5 x 3 inch oval shaped pieces of dough until there is little left.
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(You can cut them smaller than 5 x 3 if making hors douvres).
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Place two table spoons of meat pie filling towards the bottom center on each individual pie crust.
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Take the top edges and fold them over the meat and use a fork to pinch the edges together.
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Be sure to completely seal the pie shell all the way around the loose edges.
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In the center of each pie poke it with a knife twice.
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Brush olive oil on each pie and place them on a well oiled baking sheet.
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Place in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes until they are golden brown.
