Natchitoches Meat Pies

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound 80/20 ground beef
1 pound ground pork (I tried it with pork sausage and it was great)
1 bunch green onions, finely chopped
1 small bell pepper, finely chopped (green is more traditional but you can use any color that you like)
1 large garlic clove, crushed
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Salt and black pepper to taste
4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for preparing surface
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk

Course: lunch,main course,main dish,dinner