This recipe is wonderful because it’s made from scratch, yet it’s quick, wonderfully filling and adaptable. I will give the basic recipe and follow it with tips to adapt and improve it based on what you have in your kitchen.

Dough:

• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk

Filling:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 Tablespoon flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup milk

Brown the ground beef and onion in a medium sized skillet on medium-high heat. Drain excess oil or pat with paper towel. Add salt, pepper and flour. Stir well, then add milk. Boil for one minute. Set aside to cool.

Combine dry ingredients of dough in large bowl. Add shortening and combine with fork or dough cutter until it looks like big crumbs. Knead in bowl ten times. On a floured surface, roll into a rectangle approximatley 1/2 inch thick.

Spread ground beef on dough. Roll up jelly-roll fashion. Slice into 12-14 pieces (about 1 inch thick).

Place slices on a oiled or greased cookie/baking sheet and bake at 400* for 20 minutes or until golden brown and delicious.

Tips: I substituted oil in this recipe, because that is what I had. I used 1/2 cup of oil and then just added water until the dough was elastic enough to knead.

You can use ground turkey, ground chicken, sausage, a mix of these and chopped pepperoni or vegetarian crumbles.

You can add tomato sauce or juice instead of milk.

I added some cheese powder from a box of mac and cheese that I had previously used the noodles out of.

Mushrooms, bell peppers, zucchini, carrots, olives, cauliflower and broccoli would also be good additions/substitutions for this dish.

I recommend a bit of shredded cheese to top each pinwheel in the final minutes of baking. Or serve with a side of cheese sauce. Lacking that, ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise all work well.

I used a steak seasoning mix instead of the salt and pepper. Try your favorites: garlic, basil, oregano, tarragon, cayenne pepper, rosemary, Mrs Grass, seasoned salt, etc.

Serve these with a nice green salad and some fruit for a complete meal.

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