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Blackberry Hand Pies

4.6

(22)

Eating one of these individual pies is quite different from your basic fork-and-plate experience. A bite through the crisp pastry, sparkling with sugar, reveals a thick filling of sweet-and-tart fruit.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    3 hr

  • Yield

    Makes 12 small pies

Ingredients

2 cups blackberries (3/4 pound)
1 large Golden Delicious apple, peeled and coarsely grated
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon semolina flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
8 tablespoons sugar
Pastry dough for a double-crust pie
2 tablespoons milk

Special equipment:

2 large (17- by 12-inch) baking sheets; parchment paper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Cook blackberries, apple, semolina flour, cinnamon and 6 tablespoons sugar in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until mixture just boils and is thickened, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a shallow bowl to cool.

    Step 2

    Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment.

    Step 3

    Roll out half of dough 3/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 16- by 11-inch rectangle, then trim into a 15- by 10-inch rectangle, reserving scraps. Cut into 6 (5-inch) squares. Place a heaping tablespoon of fruit filling in center of 1 square. Moisten edges of square with milk and fold into a triangle, pressing edges to seal. Transfer to a lined baking sheet and press tines of a fork around edges of triangle. Make 5 more triangles in same manner, arranging them 1 inch apart on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough and filling, rerolling all of the scraps together once to make 12 triangles total.

    Step 4

    Brush triangles with milk and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake, switching position of pans halfway through baking, until pies are golden, about 30 minutes total. Transfer pies to racks to cool.

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