Easy Ham & Cheese Hand Pies Recipe - Food Fanatic
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Easy Ham & Cheese Hand Pies Recipe

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    9 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 Refrigerated Pie Crust, 9 inch
  • 9 slices Ham, Two inch, leftovers, or deli meat
  • 1 cup Shredded Fontina Cheese, Or any cheese of your choice--try swiss or cheddar or provolone!
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
  • 1 Egg, Plus 1 tablespoon of water (to make the egg wash)

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Unroll the refrigerated pie crust. Follow package instructions for letting the temperature rise a little so it’s pliable. Once you have unrolled it and you have a flat surface, use your biscuit cutter to punch out 9 circles (I have a 3 1/2" cutter; if yours is smaller you’ll have more)
  3. Lay a slice of ham on one half of each pie dough round. Top with a little cheese and then sprinkle each with a little of the brown sugar.
  4. Fold each round in half and press the edges together to seal. Cut a small “X” into each hand pie so they don’t explode in the oven.
  5. Beat together the egg and water. Place each hand pie on the prepared baking sheet and brush with the egg wash.
  6. Bake for 7-8 minutes, or until the tops are a pretty golden brown.
  7. You can serve these with Dijon mustard if you’d like. 

Notes

Tools You'll Need:

  • a 3-4” biscuit cutter or round cookie cutter, OR a floured juice glass with a wide mouth (jars work, too)
  • a brush for the egg wash

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