🍒When Cherries go on sale @henhousemarket, I make these! Cherry Puff Pastry Hand Pies 🍒🥧 You’ll need: • 1 box (2 sheets) puff pastry, thawed • 1 egg + 2 tsp milk (egg wash) • Coarse sugar for topping Filling: • 2 Tbsp cornstarch + 1½ Tbsp water • 12 oz frozen or 2¼ cups fresh cherries • ½ cup sugar • 1 tsp lemon juice • ⅛ tsp salt • 1 tsp vanilla To make: 1. Cook cherries, sugar, lemon juice & salt over medium heat 4–6 min. 2. Stir in cornstarch mix, boil 1 min, remove from heat, add vanilla. Cool. 3. Cut puff pastry into 6 rectangles per sheet. 4. Fill 3 bottoms with cherry mix (2–3 Tbsp), top with other 3. 5. Crimp edges, slice vents, brush with egg wash, sprinkle sugar. 6. Chill 25 min. Bake at 375°F for 30–35 min until golden. Wrap leftovers—keeps 5 days in the fridge! #cherrypie #handpies #puffpastry #bakingfun #cherrytart #
