Easy Cherry Hand Pies Recipe

    Ingredients

  • Filling:
  • 1 cup chopped cherries
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
  • pinch of salt
  • Crust:
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus more for dusting
  • 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon vinegar
  • Up to 2 tablespoons water
  • Egg wash:
  • one egg mixed with 2 teaspoons of water.

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • To make the filling, mix the chopped cherries with the sugar, corn starch, lemon zest, and salt.
  • To make the crust, add the flour, butter, sugar, and salt to a food processor and pulsate until the mixture resembles fine corn meal.
  • Add the vinegar and 1/2 tablespoon water and pulsate again. Add more water if needed.  Dough should be workable but not sticky.
  • On a flour dusted surface, roll and cut the dough into small 4 inch circles that are 1/16-inch thick.
  • Spoon a tablespoon of filling on to one circle of dough.  Place another dough circle on top of the filling and crimp it down with a fork until the edges are sealed.  Repeat this until all the dough is used up.
  • Cut a "X" on top of each unbaked pie.
  • Brush each pie top with egg wash.
  • Place the pies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake for 20 minutes and allow the pies to cool 10 minutes before serving.
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