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Glazed Blueberry Hand Pie Recipe

Eileen Gray
Flaky dough filled with lemony blueberry filling. The warm pies are dunked in a lemon glaze before serving.
Prep Time1 hour
Bake Time15 minutes
Chilling Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Servings:18 pies

Ingredients

Blueberry Filling

  • 2 oz water (1/4 cup, cool)
  • 3/4 oz corn starch (2 tablespoons)
  • 16 oz blueberries (3 cups)
  • 2 1/2 oz granulated sugar (1/3 cup)
  • 1/4 teaspoon table salt
  • 1 each lemons

Assembly

  • 1 recipe cream cheese dough (chilled)
  • 1 egg (for egg wash)
  • 8 oz confectioner's sugar (2 cups)
  • 2 oz lemon juice (1/4 cup)

Instructions

Prepare the filling

  • In a small bowl, whisk the water with the cornstarch until smooth.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine the blueberries, sugar, salt, lemon juice and finely grated lemon zest.
  • Cook the berries over medium heat until they soften, pop open, and release their juice. Continue cooking until the juices come to a full boil. Mix the cornstarch slurry into the berries. Stirring constantly, cook the berries until the juices return to a boil and thicken.
  • Transfer the filling to a bowl and allow to cool completely before assembling the pies.

Assemble the pies

  • Roll the dough to 1/8" thick. Use a 4"-5" round cutter to cut circles. (I used a 4.5" cutter). Piece together the scraps, re-roll and cut until all the dough is used.
  • Place the dough rounds on your work surface. Brush each dough round with egg wash making sure to go all the way to the edges. Place a heaping tablespoon of the filling in the center of each round.
  • Fold the round over to form a 1/2 moon and pinch the edges to seal. Line the assembled pies to a parchment lined baking sheet and refrigerate for at least a 1/2 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Whisk together the confectioner's sugar and lemon juice to make the glaze. The glaze should be the consistency of heavy cream. Adjust the sugar and/or lemon juice to correct the thickness of the glaze.
  • Line a second sheet pan with parchment paper. Use a fork to crimp the edge of each pie and poke a vent hole at the top of each pie. Line the pies onto the two sheet pans.
  • Bake until the pies are golden brown and the dough is completely baked, about 12-15 minutes. Some of the blueberry filling will leak out, that's fine.
  • Cool the pies on the sheet pans for 5-10 minutes until their cool enough to handle, but still slightly warm.
  • Dip the top of each pie into the glaze, completely submerging the top half of the pie. Set the pie onto a cooling rack to dry.
  • Serve slightly warm or room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.4mg