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Pear Cranberry Hand Pies

Delicious served with any flavor of pie filling.
Course Dessert, Pie, Pie Filling
Cuisine All-American
Keyword cranberry, hand pie, pears, pie
Prep Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Lynn / Turnips 2 Tangerines

Ingredients

  • Buttery Pie Crust
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup ice water
  • 1 quart Pear Cranberry Pie Filling OR
  • 1 quart pie filling of your choice
  • water, for sealing dough
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk or half-and-half

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, mix together flour, sugar and salt.
  • Using a pastry blender, cut in chilled butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Add 1/4 cup ice water; mix together until dough comes together, adding more ice water if needed. Form dough into a square; wrap tightly in plastic wrap.
  • Chill dough in refrigerator for 2 hours or up to 3 days.
  • Allow dough to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes before rolling out.
  • Roll dough out on lightly floured work surface.
  • Using a pastry cutter, divide dough into 8 rectangles.
  • Using a small cookie cutter, cut out a shape in 4 dough rectangles, these will be the tops of your hand pies. Place a small amount of pie filling on the remaining 4 rectangles, brush a small amount water on the edges. Place the 4 rectangles with the cut-outs on top of the filling. Lightly press down the edges to seal. Beat together the egg and water. Brush over the hand pies, sprinkle with sugar.
  • Bake at 375º for 30 minutes or until pies are golden brown. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack, set over wax paper.
  • Meanwhile make glaze:
  • In a small bowl, mix together confectioners' sugar and milk. Stir until reach desired glaze consistency. Drizzle glaze over warm hand pies.