Strawberry Hand Pies

after making jam yesterday, i was left with a lot of extra berries, so i made these little yummies!
posted by spyderette

Filling:
1 ½ cups strawberries, diced
2 T sugar
1 T cornstarch

Stir togther and set aside.

Pastry:
1 ¼ cups flour
½ tsp salt
½ tsp sugar
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled & cut into small pieces)
1/8 – ¼ cup ice water

Combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter, cutting in until it resembles coarse meal. Add water a little at a time, mixing until dough holds together without being wet or sticky. To test, squeeze a small amount together – if crumbly, add water 1 tsp at a time. Flatten to a disk and chill 1 hour. Roll dough into large rectangle 1/8” thick.

Preheat oven to 425 and line baking sheet with parchment paper*. Cut 6 5” circles and transfer to baking sheet. Place 2 heaping TBSPs of strawberry mix on half of each round. Brush edges with a lightly beaten egg. Fold and seal edges and brush tops with egg. Slash tops and sprinkle with sanding or raw sugar.

Bake 20-25 minutes. Cool before serving. (Makes 6)

*definitely use the parchment...i used foil and that was just a bad idea! maybe if you sprayed the foil with baking spray with flour....i still have a bunch of these, too bad no one ever comes to visit...