Pumpkin Hand Pies – Sally’s Baking Dependancy

These pumpkin hand pies begin with a home made pie dough, are crammed with a easy pumpkin pie filling, and completed with a candy maple glaze. Simply transportable private pumpkin pies with additional flaky crust… what could possibly be higher? Like my apple hand pies and chocolate pastry tarts, it is a enjoyable baking venture you’ll be able to completely deal with.

How do I like thee, pumpkin pie, let me rely the methods: there’s my favourite basic pumpkin pie; a big, feeds-a-crowd pumpkin slab pie; adorably bite-size mini pumpkin pies; oh, and easier-than-pie pumpkin pie bars… however right now I’ve a brand new variation on this favourite fall theme to share with you: pumpkin hand pies!

As a result of what’s extra enjoyable than a home made, individually portioned pie only for you, no sharing required? It’s one of many many issues I like about apple hand pies, in spite of everything. Listed below are some extra causes so as to add pumpkin hand pies to your fall dessert repertoire:

Why You’ll Love These Pumpkin Hand Pies

• They’re like pumpkin pop-tarts, solely contemporary & home made 🙂
• Straightforward to eat grab-and-go dessert, no serving utensils or plates required
• A pumpkin pie filling simply as tasty as this reader-favorite pumpkin pie
• Scrumptious maple glaze icing on prime
• May be served heat, room temperature, or chilly, and truthfully style nice each approach
• No blind/par-baking pie crust step required
• Hand pies will be ready days forward, or frozen for as much as 3 months

Plus, pumpkin hand pies offer you extra crust than filling in each chunk. So in case you love mega flaky buttery pie crust and the flavour of pumpkin pie (however don’t completely love the feel), that is the right answer.

Begin With a Buttery, Flaky Pie Crust

First step is to make your pie dough. As a result of there’s a better crust-to-filling ratio in hand pies, we would like a crust that tastes GOOD.

I like to recommend utilizing my all-butter pie crust for distinctive taste and flake. It’s the identical crust I exploit after I make these home made brown sugar cinnamon pop-tarts. This crust, ready with a mixture of butter and shortening, is sturdy sufficient to bake in several shapes and designs. The recipe yields 2 crusts, and also you’ll use each on this recipe to provide 12–16 hand pies.

Can I exploit store-bought pre-made pie dough as an alternative? You completely can, however the crust might not be fairly as thick and flaky, or as flavorful. You want 2 pie crusts, as in case you have been making 2 single crust pies.

Pumpkin Pie Filling Substances

You want only a bowl and a whisk to make the pumpkin hand pie filling—no mixer required. Whisk collectively:

1. Pure Pumpkin Puree: I choose utilizing canned pumpkin higher in pumpkin pies over home made pumpkin puree—it’s often thicker and denser, and can keep put contained in the formed dough.
2. Egg: An egg provides richness, which is essential for a clean texture. In any other case you’re principally consuming sweetened pumpkin puree! You’ll additionally want an egg for the egg wash.
3. Brown Sugar: I like the flavour brown sugar provides to pumpkin, due to its molasses content material.
4. Flour: A starch thickener is without doubt one of the most vital elements in a pie filling. I exploit cornstarch in my conventional pumpkin pie as a result of it helps arrange that pie’s thick filling; however in testing a hand pie model, I discovered that flour works simply nice for the small quantity of filling in every hand pie.
5. Pumpkin Pie Spice: You should utilize both store-bought or home made pumpkin pie spice mix.
6. Vanilla Extract: A contact of vanilla rounds out all of the flavors.
7. Salt: To steadiness the candy and the spice!

The best way to Assemble Pumpkin Hand Pies

You don’t want a particular cookie cutter to make these fairly half-moon-shaped pumpkin pies. Merely place a bowl that’s about 5 inches diameter, give or take, the other way up in your rolled-out pie dough and minimize round it with a knife. Straightforward, proper? For those who don’t have a bowl this measurement, minimize a 5-inch circle from a chunk of paper.

You’ll must re-roll the scraps a number of instances to make use of up all of the dough, similar to we do when reducing out sugar cookies.

After I minimize the dough into circles, I pile the circles onto a plate and refrigerate for about quarter-hour. Keep in mind what I stated above? The colder the pie dough is, the simpler it’s to work with.

Then it’s time to fill the hand pies.

Spoon nearly 1.5–2 Tablespoons of the filling onto one half of every circle, leaving a border across the edge. Fold the circle in half over the filling, then crimp the pie crust edges with a fork to seal.

Use a pointy knife to chop a pair slits within the prime of every hand pie to vent steam throughout baking. Lastly, brush with a little bit egg wash to assist the crusts brown and develop that fairly shine.

Alternate Shapes

You’ll be able to form the hand pies nevertheless you need. I exploit a 3.5-inch spherical cookie cutter to make my apple hand pies. You should utilize a equally sized pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter, equivalent to this one.

You could possibly additionally form into rectangles. See my home made brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts for instance. I exploit a ruler and a pizza cutter and minimize the dough into 3×4-inch rectangles. Bake time might be kind of relying on measurement—simply bake till crust is golden brown.

Maple Glaze

This easy maple glaze is the icing on the… hand pie. It’s a flavorful crowning glory everybody loves. To make it, you want: confectioners’ sugar, pure maple syrup, milk, a pinch of salt, and both maple or vanilla extract. For those who’ve made these reader-favorite maple brown sugar cookies earlier than, you in all probability have some maple extract in your kitchen! However in case you can’t discover it, or just need a extra refined maple taste, you should use vanilla extract as an alternative.

And in case you don’t love the flavour combo of maple mingling with pumpkin, be at liberty to make use of a plain vanilla icing or the cinnamon icing from these home made pop tarts as an alternative.

As soon as the pumpkin hand pies are cool sufficient to deal with, you’ll be able to dip them within the glaze. The glaze units in about 1 hour.

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  Writer: Sally
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  Prep Time: 3 hours
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  Prepare dinner Time: 25 minutes
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  Whole Time: 3 hours, half-hour
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  Yield: 12–16 hand pies
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  Class: Pastries
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  Technique: Baking
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  Delicacies: American

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Description

These pumpkin hand pies begin with a home made pie dough, are crammed with a easy pumpkin pie filling, and completed with a candy maple glaze that units. Use home made pie crust for finest taste, or select store-bought pie dough for a shortcut. Use the step photographs above as your information for shaping.

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Crust

Filling

Maple Icing

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Directions

1. Make the crust forward: Put together both pie crust recipe by step 5. (Once more, I exploit and advocate this all butter pie dough.) The dough should chill for at the least 2 hours within the fridge (or as much as 5 days) earlier than utilizing.
2. Roll out the pie dough: On a calmly floured work floor, roll out one of many discs of chilled dough (maintain the opposite one within the fridge). Flip the dough a few quarter flip after each few rolls. At any signal of sticking, sprinkle some flour beneath then maintain rolling. Roll out till it’s about 1/8–1/4-inch thick. Place a bowl that’s about 5 inches in diameter the other way up on the pie dough. (For those who don’t have a bowl this measurement, minimize a 5-inch circle from a chunk of paper and use that as your information.) Utilizing a pointy knife, minimize across the exterior of the bowl. It’s best to now have a 5-inch circle of pie crust. Repeat; re-rolling scraps as wanted. Place minimize circles on a plate/baking sheet within the fridge to maintain chilly. The colder the formed dough, the simpler it’s to work with. Repeat with 2nd disc of pie dough and refrigerate all minimize circles for at the least quarter-hour earlier than filling the hand pies. It’s best to have about 12–16 circles in whole.
3. In the meantime, preheat oven to 400°F (204°C). Line two massive baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
4. Make the filling: In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the pumpkin, egg, brown sugar, flour, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract, and salt till fully mixed. (Makes about 1 and 1/2 cups of filling.)
5. Assemble the hand pies: Spoon and unfold filling, about 1.5–2 Tablespoons per hand pie, onto one half of every crust circle, leaving a 1/4-inch border across the edges. Fold the naked half of the circle over prime of the filling to make a half-moon form. Press your fingers throughout the perimeters to seal, then crimp the pie crust edges with a fork. Place the hand pies on the ready baking sheets. Evenly brush the tops of the pies with egg wash. Utilizing a pointy knife, minimize 2–3 slits within the tops, to vent steam. At this level the hand pies will be baked, but when they don’t really feel cool to the contact anymore, refrigerate for at the least quarter-hour and as much as 1 hour earlier than baking. The colder they’re going into the oven, the higher they’ll maintain their form. (After quarter-hour, they might start to leak a little bit pumpkin liquid out of the edges. That’s fully regular and nice. Blot it with a paper towel earlier than baking.)
6. Bake for about 22–25 minutes or till they’re golden brown on prime and across the edges. Midway by baking, rotate the baking sheets from prime to backside/backside to prime. Take away from the oven and permit the hand pies to chill on the baking sheets for five minutes, then switch to a cooling rack to chill till able to deal with. 
7. Make the icing: In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the confectioners’ sugar, maple syrup, milk, maple or vanilla extract, and salt. When the hand pies are cool sufficient to deal with, dip the tops of every into the icing. If the flaky layers of crust get caught within the icing, change to drizzling the icing on prime as an alternative of dipping. Place iced hand pies on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet or piece of parchment paper to catch drips. The icing will set in about 1 hour, however you’ll be able to definitely benefit from the hand pies earlier than that! Serve heat or at room temperature.
8. Cowl leftovers and retailer at room temperature for as much as 1 day or within the fridge for as much as 5 days.

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Notes

1. Make Forward & Freezing Directions: Un-iced pumpkin hand pies freeze effectively for as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge earlier than dipping in icing and serving. Pie crust dough freezes effectively for as much as 3 months. Thaw in a single day within the fridge earlier than utilizing.
2. Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): Glass Mixing Bowls | Rolling Pin | Baking Sheet | Silicone Baking Mat or Parchment Paper | Whisk | Pastry Brush | Cooling Rack 
3. Pie Dough: Retailer-bought pie dough works right here, however home made all-butter pie dough creates a novel flaky, crisp, and buttery crust for the pumpkin filling. You could possibly additionally use my shortening and butter pie crust if desired. Or be at liberty to make use of your individual favourite pie crust recipe that yields 2 crusts.
4. Pumpkin: Canned pumpkin puree is finest on this recipe. I exploit and advocate Libby’s model. You don’t want an entire can, so here’s a checklist of recipes to make with leftover pumpkin. If utilizing contemporary pumpkin puree, calmly blot it earlier than including to take away some moisture. The bake time could also be longer.
5. Alternate Shapes: You’ll be able to form the hand pies nevertheless you need. For these apple hand pies, I exploit a 3.5-inch spherical cookie cutter and maintain them spherical. You should utilize a equally sized pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter, equivalent to this one. I don’t recommend something smaller than 3.5 inches in diameter as a result of you’ll be able to’t match a lot filling in a pie that small. You may also form into rectangles. See my home made brown sugar cinnamon pop tarts for instance. For these I exploit a ruler and minimize into 3×4-inch rectangles. Bake time might be kind of relying readily available pie measurement—simply bake till crust is golden brown. Use the identical oven temperature.