To make the dough: combine flour and salt. Add dissolved yeast and mix well. Add oil, if desired, and mix again.

Gradually add warm water, kneading until a soft dough is formed. Cover with clean linen towel and let rest in warm place for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

To make topping: combine beef, onion, tomato paste, lemon juice, temerhindi, allspice, and salt. Mix well.

Retrieve the dough and separate into four pieces. Roll each dough segment as thinly as possible.

From the dough, cut into small rounds, about 3 to 4 inches in diameter.

Place the rounds on baking trays that have been brushed generously with oil. Spread a heaping tablespoon of meat filling on each round, pressing firmly. Bake pies for 15 to 20 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.