Strawberry Hand Pies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups strawberries, hulled and cut in halves
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• all-purpose flour, for work surface
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• sanding sugar or demara sugar, for sprinkling
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup ice water

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425 degrees. line two baking sheets with silpats (a french nonstick baking mat). in a medium bowl, add strawberries, sugar, and cornstarch; stir to combine, set aside.
• 2 on a lightly floured work surface, roll one half of dough into a large rectangle, about 1/8-inch-thick. using a 5-inch cookie cutter, cut out 6 rounds. transfer rounds to prepared baking sheet.
• 3 place about 2 tablespoons of the strawberry mixture onto one-half of each round. lightly brush egg around the edge of the covered half of each round. fold remaining dough over to enclose, forming a half moon. gently press edges together to seal. brush the tops of each pie with egg. using a paring knife, slash the top of each pie. sprinkle generously with sanding sugar.
• 4 repeat this process with second half of dough and remaining filling on second baking sheet.
• 5 bake until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. transfer pies to a wire rack to cool slightly before serving. or let cool completely, and store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.