Roasted Cherry Hand Pies

Name: Roasted Cherry Hand Pies
Prep time: 4 h 55 min
Cook time: 4 h 55 min
Total time: 4 h 55 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps almond paste; 118 milliliters butter; 1 Tbsp butter; 340 grams package frozen sweet cherries; 6 Tbsps Demerara sugar, divided; 118 milliliters dried cherries; 1 large egg; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 4 Tbsps ice-cold water; 59 milliliters ice-cold vodka; 79 milliliters seedless raspberry preserves; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

Roasted Cherry Hand Pies might be just the dessert you are searching for. One serving contains 286 calories, 4g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have demerara sugar, ice-cold water, ice-cold vodka, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Cut 1/2 cup butter into small cubes; chill butter and almond paste 15 minutes. Stir together flour and salt.

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Almond Paste

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Cut butter and almond paste into flour mixture with a pastry blender until it resembles small peas. Gradually stir in vodka and 1/4 cup ice-cold water with a fork, stirring just until dough begins to form a ball and leaves sides of bowl, adding up to 1 Tbsp. more water if necessary.

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Almond Paste

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Vodka

Water

Peas

Ice

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Blender

Bowl

Place dough on plastic wrap; shape into a flat disk.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Divide dough into 12 portions. Shape each into a ball. Flatten each into a 3-inch circle on a lightly floured surface; roll into a 5-inch circle. Stack circles between layers of plastic wrap or wax paper. Cover stack with plastic wrap; chill 2 to 24 hours.

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Dough

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Wax Paper

Preheat oven to 42

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Oven

Spread frozen cherries in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with 4 Tbsp. Demerara sugar.

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Demerara Sugar

Cherries

Spread

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Baking Pan

Bake 25 minutes or until juice begins to thicken, stirring every 10 minutes.

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Juice

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Oven

Remove from oven; immediately scrape cherries and juice into a bowl, using a rubber spatula. Stir in dried cherries and next 3 ingredients; cover with plastic wrap. Cool completely (45 minutes).

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Dried Cherries

Cherries

Juice

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Spatula

Bowl

Oven

Working with 1 circle at a time, spoon 1 heaping Tbsp. cherry mixture into center of each dough circle; fold dough over filling. Press edges together with a fork to seal.

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Cherries

Dough

Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.

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Baking Paper