Strawberry Rhubarb Hand Pies

By pjones-2

Ingredients

• FOR THE DOUGH:
• 2 cups flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 16 tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed and chilled
• 2 tbsp. whole milk
• 2 eggs
• FOR THE FILLING:
• 1 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 5 oz. strawberries, hulled and roughly chopped
• 2 oz. rhubarb, peeled and roughly chopped
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 1/2 tbsp. rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• Pinch kosher salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. Make the dough: Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Using a dough blender, two forks, or your fingers, cut butter into flour mixture, forming pea-size crumbles. Whisk milk and 1 egg in a separate bowl and add to flour mixture; work dough until smooth but with visible flecks of butter. (Alternatively, pulse ingredients in a food processor.) Flatten dough into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap; chill at least 1 hour before using.

2. Make the filling: Melt butter in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium. Cook strawberries and rhubarb until soft and jamlike, 6–8 minutes. Stir in sugar, vinegar, pepper, lemon juice, and salt; cook 3 minutes more. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and chill at least 30 minutes before using.

3. Assemble and bake the pies: On a lightly floured surface, roll dough ¼″ thick. Trim edges to make a 10" x 12" rectangle. Cut dough into six 4" x 5" rectangles; gather dough scraps, re-roll, and cut one more rectangle. Place 2 tbsp. filling in center of each rectangle. Whisk remaining egg in a bowl and brush edges of rectangles; fold one short side of dough over the other, encasing the filling. Crimp edges using a fork. Transfer pies to parchment paper-lined baking sheets and chill 20 minutes. Beat remaining egg; cover and chill.

4. Heat oven to 400°. Using a fork, prick tops of pies; brush tops with the remaining beaten egg. Bake pies until golden, about 20 minutes; let cool slightly before serving.