A hand pie is a miniature pie that you can hold in your hand. It's made with pie pastry and filled with a sweet or savoury filling, typically sweet. Jams and fruit are popular in hand pies and there is more pastry than filling in hand pies.

Can you make hand pies with puff pastry?

Yes, you can substitute puff pastry for pie pastry in hand pies but the outcome will be very different. If you use puff pastry your results will be more like a turnover. Which isn't a bad thing just note it will no longer be a traditional hand pie.

Can you freeze hand pies?

Yes, hand pies freeze well. Store baked hand pies in an airtight container and freeze for up to two months. Reheat at 350˚F for 8-10 minutes for warm pies or serve at room temperature. You can also freeze unbaked hand pies in an airtight container for one month. Remove hand pies from the freezer and continue to follow the recipe from where you left off.

Heart Hand Pies

Mini Heart Pies

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Little heart shaped hand pies, filled with blueberry jam are the sweetest treats to spread some love! It’s a simple recipe using a buttery melt in your mouth pie pastry and your favourite blueberry jam. You can easily sub out blueberry jam for your favourite flavours.

Author: Alie Romano
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Yield: 8 1x
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
1/2 cup Crisco shortening, cold and cubed
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup ice cold water (approx.)

Filling

1/2 cup of your favourite blueberry jam (or make a simple compote)
1/4 cup milk (to brush the tops)
1/4 cup coarse sugar (to sprinkle on top)

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Instructions

In a food processor add flour and salt, blend.
Add butter and pulse until small crumbs form. Add shortening and pulse until the entire mixture resembles small crumbs.
With the processor running slowly add the water until a ball forms with the dough (only use as much water as needed – don’t overprocess).
Divide dough in half and flatten into 2 discs. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate 20 – 30 minutes..
Preheat oven to 425˚F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Roll out pastry approx. ¼ inch thick on a floured cutting board.
Using a large heart shaped cookie cutter, cut out heart shapes and place on your prepared baking sheet. You should have approx. 16 hearts.
Spoon jam into the centre of every other heart, leaving the edges bare (don’t overfill or you won’t be able to close them shut, see images above for reference).
Place the empty hearts on top of the hearts with jam on it (see post for tips).
Using a fork press the edges together around the entire heart.
Using a pastry brush, brush milk over the hearts.
Sprinkle sugar over the tops of all the hearts.
Bake for 12 -15 minutes or until golden brown.
Let the mini hearts sit on the baking sheet to cool before removing.

Notes

Pies freeze well; Place hand pies in a freezer bag or container for up to two months. Reheat in oven for warm pies, or serve at room temperature.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 383
Sugar: 6.4g
Sodium: 160mg
Fat: 24.8g
Saturated Fat: 11.3g
Unsaturated Fat: 0
Trans Fat: 0
Carbohydrates: 37.2g
Fiber: 0.8g
Protein: 3.7g
Cholesterol: 31mg

Find it online: https://bakingforfriends.com/heart-hand-pies/