Mini Hand Pies
Looking for another way to use homemade jam? Try this recipe for Mini Hand Pies, they’re a great way to showcase homemade jam. I made these Mini Hand Pies for the Palmer Food Swap the other day. They swapped really well and everyone seemed to like them. I enjoy making Mini Hand Pies to send in lunches or pull out when friends are over, they’re unique but not hard, even kids can make them with you.
Strawberry Jam Pie in Two Bites
They taste like a Jam Pie but you can eat them in 2 bites. They’re a great way to use fresh homemade jams in your baking. Feel free to mix up the jam filling, Blueberry or Raspberry would work too. I wouldn’t go with a jelly though, it needs the consistency of a jam with fruit to keep it from leaking out. No leaking pies please!
Homemade Pie Dough–you GOT this!
You’ll have to make what I use as pie dough, a pate brisee or a short crust, basically an all butter pie dough, if you want to make really good Mini Hand Pies, the kind that holds up to being held. I prefer it for pies because I like the way it tastes and flakes. But if you have a favorite pie dough recipe and you swear by it, by all means, use that. I would not recommend a store-bought pie crust dough. While they’re fine to use for a pie I don’t believe they’re really tough enough to hold up without a pie pan. Do not let the idea of making the dough turn you away from this recipe, you can make one easily if you have a food processor, I’ll walk you through it. And if you DON’T have a food processor it’s still totally doable! Seriously pie dough is so much easier than anyone thinks!
Looking for another way to use homemade jam? Try this recipe for Jam Hand Pies, they're a great way to showcase homemade jam. I made these Jam Pies for the Palmer Food Swap the other day, they taste like pie but you can eat them in 2 bites and best of all no dirty plates. I used a wide mouth jar canning ring to cut the dough into circles, it works well and I didn't have to run out and buy anything for it. If you don't have one any circle cookie cutter roughly 3 1/2 inches will work. If you change the size be sure to adjust cooking times and amount of pies. If you roll the dough thinner or forget to poke holes in the tops or both, you will probably get a fair amount of jam leakage, it's not a big deal the Mini Hand Pies are still very edible.Mini Hand Pies
Ingredients
Hand Pie Dough
Hand Pies
Instructions
Notes
I’ve also got a great recipe for Mini Apple Pies if hand pies are your jam.Â
I am totally trying these!!