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Cherry hand pies
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Cherry Hand Pies with Pie Crust

Simple and no-fuss cherry hand pies with pie crust from the store! It saves time from making and chilling the dough.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup frozen or fresh cherries, pits removed
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp corn startch
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 roll frozen and defrosted pie crust
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp almond extract

Method
 

  1. Defrost one roll of pie dough
    1 roll frozen and defrosted pie crust
  2. Pre-heat the oven at 400 degree farenhite
  3. While the cherries are frozen, slice them into small chunks
    1 cup frozen or fresh cherries, pits removed
  4. In a saucepan, add cherries, sugar, corn starch, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and almond extract
    1 cup frozen or fresh cherries, pits removed, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp corn startch, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp almond extract
  5. Stir on medium low until liquidy and then turn the heat to medium and continue to stir until it become thick and jammy
  6. Turn off the stove and set it aside to cool
  7. Roll out the pie dough
  8. With a 3.5" cookie cutter or wine glass, cut out four 8 circles
  9. Place the 4 doughs on a baking pan with silicon mat or parchment paper
  10. Spoon 2 tbsp of cherry filling onto each dough rounds
  11. Top it off with the rest of the 4 cut-out doughs and press the edges together
  12. Crack one egg in a bowl and whisk
    1 egg
  13. Brush the top of the dough with the egg wash
  14. Cut two slits on top of each pie
  15. Bake it in the oven at 400 degree farenhite for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown