Fruit (Apple/Pear) and Cheese (Cheddar/Goat) Hand Pies

By cwaldron09

These are easy easy easy to make and really tastey. I've only made the apple/cheddar one. Make sure you have enough cheddar, otherwise you're just eating cinnamon apple pastry.

Ingredients

• For the pear hand pies you’ll need:
• 3 pears, cored, peeled, and chopped
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup goat cheese crumbles
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 flat premade pie crust (the kind that you thaw and roll out)
• For the apple hand pies you’ll need:
• 2 apples, cored, peeled and chopped
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 flat premade pie crust (same as above)

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from keepitsimplefoods.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Use two separate mixing bowls to make the pie filling. In one bowl, combine the chopped pear, lemon juice, goat cheese, salt, and honey. Mix well.

In the other mixing bowl, combine the apples, cheddar cheese, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix well.


Thaw out your premade pie crusts and gently roll out flat. Cut out 6 inch circles in the dough. I used the rim of a pint glass for the stencil.


Add a small spoonful of filling (pear or apple) on each of the dough rounds.


Then, fold the dough over the filling to form a pie. Seal each pie by crimping the edge with a fork.


Slice the top of each pie to release the steam while cooking.

Bake on a cookie sheet for 15 minutes, until the pastry turns golden brown and the filling gets all bubbly.


Allow to cool slightly before using a spatula to remove from the cookie sheet.

Now, place one in your palm and take a big bite! (These don’t weight as much as the gas station kind, but close!)