Forest Fruits Hand Pies
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Forest Fruits Hand Pies made with love under 30 minutes! Store bought puff pasty and fresh berry filling, some coarse sugar and there you have a bit messy hand pies to enjoy!
This is our second batch of berry hand pies. The first one was tasteful too since the ingredients were exactly the same but the idea really needed an update. The size and filling too liquid wept for correction.
The first batch had the same fruit filling but this time I added corn starch to make the filling firmer. So, one question pops out:
How do I make my pie less watery?
You can precook the filling to reduce water content or make simple lattice on the top like I do whenever making Lattice Apple Pie ( link ). http://www.2pots2cook.com/2016/01/28/lattice-apple-pie/
The other solution is to sprinkle the bottom dough with corn starch and sugar mixture to avoid leaking when making homemade fruit pies or galettes .
If you have fresh berries or any fruits to use, making a jam or pie filling is the best you can do except eating them fresh, of course.
So, after I made Forest Berries Crepes Salad , stuffed with fresh forest fruits, the best use of leftovers was to make hand pie recipe. We both enjoy crust, both of us!
While writing this recipe to be published, I found and interesting link that helped me a lot to learn the difference, not only between pies and crumbles but also to learn much more about tarts, galettes, buckles, grunts and so much more! If you are interested to read the article here it is at Cookingclarified.
Aside hand pies, what are some good dishes you can make with fruit?
Blueberry Mascarpone Galette Recipe
Sweet Cherry Cookie Squares from Scratch
Forest Fruits Hand Pies
Forest Fruits Hand Pies made with love under 30 minutes! Store bought puff pasty and fresh berry filling, some coarse sugar and there you have a bit messy hand pies to enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 Store bought puff pastry ( 10 x 16 inches )
- Hand pie filling:
- 2 cups forest fruits ( blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, redcurrants ... )
- 5 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp corn starch
- 1 egg white + 1 Tbsp coarse sugar to garnish
- Icing sugar to sprinkle before serving, optional
Instructions
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On low heat, in medium sized pan, combine forest fruits with sugar.
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When sugar is melted, add corn starch to boil all together for 2 minutes. Leave aside.
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Preheat the oven to 180 C / 356 F.
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Cover baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Roll out the puff pastry and cut the dough to have 6 circles, each of 5 inches in diameter.
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Place 1 Tbsp of berry filling on one side of each circle.
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Brush lightly the edges with egg white to help seal them when you fold over a crimp.
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Seal the edges with the fork.
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Egg wash the hand pies cover, and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
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Cut little slits on the top of each hand pie to help vent the steam out.
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Bake for 16 minutes.
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Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar, optional.
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