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Strawberry Hand Pies With Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

1 hours 0 mins Prep Time

30 mins Cook Time

Ingredients

Filling

  • 2 cups strawberries, diced

  • 1/4 cup icing sugar

  • 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced

  • 1 whole egg, whisked

  • 1 pint vanilla bean ice cream (for serving)

  • 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar (to top)

Dough

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, levelled (plus more for dusting)

  • 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, diced and frozen

  • 1/2 cup ice water

  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

Strawberry Hand Pies With Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

7 Steps

  • Step 1

    To prepare the dough, in a bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, sugar and salt. Place flour mixture in a food processor and pulse with the diced and chilled butter until the butter pieces are about the size of dice. Continue to pulse and add in 1-2 tablespoons of ice water at a time until the dough resembles a crumbly mixture and sticks together when pressed lightly (check mixture after every tablespoon of water is added to ensure dough does not get too wet, you may need a few tablespoons more or less depending on the climate of your kitchen and the time of year). The mixture should still have very visible flecks of butter in it.

  • Step 2

    Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured work surface and use hands to bring together, split into 2 even pieces and shape each into even 1-inch thick disks. Wrap well with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

  • Step 3

    To prepare the filling, in a medium pot, mix the diced strawberriesicing sugarcornstarch and vanilla extract. Cook on medium heat until strawberries are softened but not mushy, about 5 minutes on medium heat. Add in the lemon zest and a tablespoon of the fresh lemon juice. Allow to cool completely before assembling.

  • Step 4

    To roll the dough, remove the chilled dough from the fridge and use a floured rolling pin to roll the dough until it is about 12-inches in diameter. Using a 3-3 1/2-inch cookie cutter, cut rounds and place onto a parchment lined baking sheet and return to the fridge to keep chilled. Bring the scraps of each dough together and form a disk to reroll and cut circles out as well. In total you should have between 16-20 rounds depending on the size of the cutter you used.

  • Step 5

    To fill the pies, lay all of the bases approximately 3-inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet, fill each with a mound of filling, about 1 1/2-2 tablespoons in each. Make 2-4 small slits in the center of the pie dough tops to allow for steam ventilation when baking, place these tops over the filled bases and use fingers to press edges together. Crimp the edges with a fork or fingers.

  • Step 6

    Brush each pie with the whisked egg wash, top with approximately 1/2 teaspoon of turbinado sugar and bake on the middle rack of a 375°F oven for 30-35 minutes until dough is golden brown and filling has begun to bubble outwards.

  • Step 7

    Remove from the oven and let cool for 10-15 minutes, serve while still warm with vanilla bean ice cream.

Ingredients

Filling

  • 2 cups strawberries, diced

  • 1/4 cup icing sugar

  • 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced

  • 1 whole egg, whisked

  • 1 pint vanilla bean ice cream (for serving)

  • 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar (to top)

Dough

  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, levelled (plus more for dusting)

  • 1 cup (227 grams) unsalted butter, diced and frozen

  • 1/2 cup ice water

  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

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