Cherry Hand Pies

Puff pastry cherry hand pie cut in half on baking parchment paper.

5 from 1 vote

Puff pastry, tart cherry jam, fresh cherries, and a little turbinado sugar make the perfect, easy Cherry Hand Pies that come together in less than 30 minutes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Afternoon Kaffee, Dessert

Cuisine: American, German

Keyword: cherries, puff pastry

Servings:

Calories: 633kcal

Ingredients

Pastry

1 sheet puff pastry 250 gram sheet
1 egg yolk
24 grams turbinado sugar

Cherry Filling

120 grams cherry jam more as needed
12 dark sweet cherries

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400º F and place a rack in the center of the oven.
Pit the fresh cherries and cut in half. Add an egg yolk with two tablespoons of water into a small bowl and whisk together with a fork.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and defrost the puff pastry.
Roll the puff pastry out on a lightly floured surface until it is about 1/8" thick or slightly thinner. Cut the pastry into 6 even rectangles (approximately 6"x4").
Cut 3 slits into the pastry rectangles without cherry jam.
Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of cherry jam on to the center of three of the rectangles.
Spread the cherry jam out slightly leaving at least a 1/2" border of pastry without jam.
Place 8 cherry halves onto the jam on the pastry.
Use a pastry brush to brush the edges of the rectangles of pastry with cherry filling with the egg wash.
Lay one rectangle of pastry with slits over the top of another rectangle with cherry filling and press the edges together. Repeat with the remaining rectangles.
Place the assembled pies on the lined baking sheet and use the tines of a fork to press the edges of each pie together.
Brush the top of each pie with the remaining egg wash and then sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of turbinado sugar.
Bake the assembled hand pies in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, after 10 minutes, rotate the pan 180º and bake for another 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
Once baked, take the baking sheet out of the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for a few minutes.

Notes

These can be made into any size or shape depending on your preferences! They can also be easily scaled if you want to make more or if your pastry sheets are larger than mine.

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