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Saturday, May 25, 2013

Cherry Hand Pies......


I cheated a little and used ready made pie dough for these adorable little cherry hand pies.  I have to be honest here. I don't like or eat cooked cherries, but everyone else seemed to enjoy them.  Here's the recipe!


For the filling:
3 cups pitted cherries, roughly chopped (1 to 1 1/2 pounds whole cherries)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

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. Pour the cornstarch mixture into the saucepan and continue to simmer, stirring, until very thick, 6 to 8 more minutes. Transfer to a bowl, stir in the lemon juice and let cool.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  1. On a lightly floured surface, roll the  ready made pie dough. Cut out 5-inch circles.  Place cut circles on the prepared baking sheets,  Spoon 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of filling into the center of each circle, fold over, making sure the filling is not spilling out the edges, and crimp the edges with a fork. Pierce the tops to create steam vents.
  2. Brush tops with egg wash and sprinkle with coarse sugar.  Bake for 15 minutes, until golden. Let sit on sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.


19 comments:

  1. Mmmm! I saw cherries in the market this week! These are the cutest and chubbiest little handpies! Yum! I would knosh one!

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  2. Well I think those hand pies look yummified and I'd like to eat ALL of them. hmmmm. That would not be good. Well, it would be GREAT but not for the scale. You know what I mean.

    They look fabulous, though. Susan

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  3. The hand pies are beautiful. I thin it is a great idea to use pre-made pie dough, it makes it so much easier. I could eat cherries all day, everyday.

    Velva

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  4. Can't wait for the cherry season arrive! They look beautiful and irresistible!

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  5. The cherries look beautiful! I just saw a pitter at Walmart yesterday that removes the pit from 6 cherries at a time... Seemed like a handy little gadget:@)

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  6. ooh I love the look of them, like a little cornsih pasty filled with cherries... bet they taste amazing!

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  7. Cherries remind me of Christmas time.

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  8. These look SO good and remind me of my childhood. I saw cherries this week at the market and I'm anxious to make a pie. Thanks so much for the recipe and stopping by to visit this morning! xxleslie

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  9. These look heavenly to me, my favorite pie is cherry, I'm just too lazy to pit all that fruit!

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  10. Delicioso pastel me encanta las cerezas esperaré el verano para hacer tu receta,abrazos y abrazos.

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  11. Yum! I would imagine almost any fruit could be used!

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  12. And to think we have our own cherry tree! :)

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  13. I cannot tell a lie, they look amazing! I wouldn't turn one down. I can only think of one person who would have a problem with the crust, that would be Julia Child's friend Simca Beck! I've read that she was adamant about making homemade French pastry . . . but I'm not talking!

    I'm going to try these with my wild Maine blueberries!

    Beautiful photos!

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  14. I love cherries- raw or cooked- and these little pies look scrumptious! :)

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  15. I love cherry pie, these look fun and easy to make!

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  16. Funny I have never liked cherries either. I do like hand pies but buy them at our local bakery. They make them with meat as well.

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  17. Hi Susan, I almost missed this one. My cherry trees are loaded with almost ripe cherries so this would be perfect. I also am not a fan but I bet they would be snapped up by the crew.
    Your pies are just perfect.

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  18. Your little cherry hand pies remind me of 4th of July picnics.

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