Hand Pie Crust
This simple hand pie crust recipe is perfect for pumpkin pasties or any hand pie you enjoy.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cold butter
- ⅔ cup cold heavy cream
- 3 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a stand mixer.
- Cut the butter in until pea sized clumps of butter are formed.
- Slowly add the heavy cream while mixing until dough sticks together but isn't too runny.
- Shape into a ball and refrigerate for an hour if too soft.
- Roll out to ¼" thickness then cut to desired shape and size with cookie cutter or knife.
- Add 2-4 tablespoons of desired filling to the center of each hand pie.
- Whisk egg and water together to make your egg wash.
- Use your egg wash around the edges of each pie then fold over and crimp shut with a fork. Add design with holes on top if desired.
- Use a pastry brush to apply egg wash to coat top of each hand pie.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes until golden brown.