Cherry Hand Pies

Name: Cherry Hand Pies
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters stemmed and pitted cherries, roughly chopped (approximately 1 pound of cherries); 3 Tbsps corn starch; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 2 teaspoons zest and 3 tablespoons juice from about 2 lemons; 59 milliliters sugar, divided; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cherry Hand Pies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 68 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat. A mixture of cherries, corn starch, lemon zest, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 4 hours.

Instructions

In a medium sauce pan combine cherries, 1/4 cup sugar, and lemon zest. In a small bowl whisk together lemon juice, corn starch, and vanilla.

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Corn Starch

Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Cherries

Vanilla

Sauce

Sugar

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Whisk

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Pour mixture over cherries and stir to incorporate.

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Cherries

Heat cherries over medium high heat, stirring frequently until juices come together to form thick sauce.

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Cherries

Sauce

Remove from heat, cover and refrigerate until cool, at least 1 hour.

Meanwhile, cut out eight 6-inch squares of parchment paper. Divide pie dough into eight equal balls. On a well floured surface, roll out the dough balls into 5-inch rounds.

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Roll

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Baking Paper

Place each round on a piece of parchment paper, stacking them together so they don't stick. Refrigerate pie rounds for 30 minutes to 1 hour to allow them to firm up.

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Baking Paper

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Remove the dough from the refrigerator.

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Dough

Place 2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons cooled cherry filling in the center of each round, then fold in half to enclose and crimp the edges to seal.

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Cherries

Brush the outside of the pies with egg and sprinkle with remaining 3 tablespoons sugar. Make 3 small cuts on the top of the pies to vent. Refrigerate prepared pies for 30 minutes.

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Sugar

Egg