Cherry Hand Pies

Name: Cherry Hand Pies
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 710 milliliters pitted cherries, roughly chopped (1 to 1 1/2 pounds whole cherries); 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 79 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps granulated sugar; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 8 servings Vegetable oil, for frying; 2 Tbsps vegetable shortening

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Cherry Hand Pies a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 4g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 273 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, butter, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 10 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Make the dough: Pulse the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt in a food processor.

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Granulated Sugar

Baking Powder

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Add the butter and shortening and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse meal.

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Shortening

Butter

Drizzle in 6 tablespoons ice water and pulse until the dough starts coming together.

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Water

Dough

Turn the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap and lightly knead to bring together. Form into a disk, wrap in the plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Combine the cherries, granulated sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the cherries are juicy and the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, 5 more minutes. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the juice into a small bowl; stir in the cornstarch until dissolved.

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Sugar

Corn Starch

Cherries

Cinnamon

Juice

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Bowl

Pour the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan and continue to simmer, stirring, until very thick, 6 to 8 more minutes.

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Corn Starch

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Sauce Pan

Transfer to a bowl, stir in the lemon juice and let cool.

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Lemon Juice

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Bowl

Divide the dough into 8 pieces and roll each into a ball. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each ball into a 6 1/2-inch round, using as little flour as possible. Stack the rounds between pieces of parchment paper and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Baking Paper

Remove the dough from the refrigerator and let stand 5 minutes.

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Dough

Place 2 tablespoons 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

Heat 1 inch of vegetable oil in a deep skillet until a deep-fry thermometer registers 360 degrees F. Fry the pies in 2 batches, turning once, until golden brown, about 3 minutes.

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Vegetable Oil