Spiced Pear Hand Pies
Ingredients
- 1 box premade pie crust
- 2 cups peeled and chopped pear
- ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- Dash of clove
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Egg Wash
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
Cinnamon Sugar Mix
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Make the pear filling
- Add the peeled and chopped pears, light brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, salt, and butter to a pan. Cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes until the pears are saucy and soft. Allow the pears to cool completely.
Prep the pies
- Take your pie dough out of the refrigerator and allow it to sit out for about 10 minutes.
- Unroll your first sheet of pie dough. Use a 3.5" round cutter to cut out the bottom crust. You should be able to get about 7-8 cutouts from each sheet. *Note: You can to re-roll out some of your scrap dough to get up to 9-10 hand pies. Place the circles from the first sheet of dough onto a cookie sheet.
- Repeat the same steps for cutting out the second sheet of pie crusts. These will be used for the tops of the hand pies. Once cut out, carefully make small slits in the shape of an X in the middle of the dough.
- Spoon 1-1 ½ tablespoons of pear filling onto the middle of each bottom crust, making sure to leave space on the edges.
- Make the egg wash. In a small bowl, beat one egg and one tablespoon of milk together.
- Brush egg wash around the edge of the bottom crust. Top each with the top crust, and gently press the pies closed. Use a fork to crimp together the outer edge.
- Brush the tops of each pie with egg wash. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Pop the pies in the refrigerator to chill while the oven preheats.
Baking the pies
- Preheat the oven to 400°F. Once preheated, bake the pies for 16-18 minutes until golden brown. Allow the pies to cool at least 10 minutes once baked. Enjoy!
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