Strawberry Rhubarb Hand Pies

Directions

For the hand pie dough

1. Place flour, salt, and cold butter pieces into the bowl of your stand mixer and blend on low until mixture resembles coarse sand.

2. Add in your egg and just enough water to bring the mixture together

3. Press into a disk and wrap with plastic wrap. Chill for one hour.

How to make hand pies

1. Preheat your oven to 400ºF and line a large sheet pan with parchment paper

2. Let your dough stand at room temperature for 15 minutes to let it soften a bit

3. Dust your surface with flour. Begin by pressing your dough with your rolling pin    to start flattening it.

4. Roll your dough out to ⅛ thick or about the thickness of a cake board. Thinner than you think. Thinner dough results in a crisper, crunchier crust for your hand pies.

5. Cut your dough into 6" circles. I used a 6" cake board as a template, or you can use a 5" circle cutter if you want smaller hand pies.

6. Fill your 6" hand pie with 3 tablespoons of the Grandma Hoerner’s Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling (5" circles take 1 heaping Tablespoon). Do not overfill it.

7. Brush the outside edge with egg wash (one egg whisked with 1 tablespoon of cold water)

8. Fold the hand pie over and crimp with a fork to seal well

9. Use a knife or fork to make some vents on top

10. Brush the hand pies with more egg wash and place them onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Chill for 20 minutes.

11. Bake for 20-25 minutes. They should be golden brown, and the filling will just start to bubble.

12. Let your hand pies cool for 10 minutes.

13. While your hand pies are cooling, make your glaze. Just whisk the powdered sugar and lemon juice together until smooth.

14. Use a pastry brush to brush the thin glaze over the hand pies

15. Enjoy!